John Holmes Prentiss

John H. Prentiss
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 19th district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Preceded bySherman Page
Succeeded bySamuel S. Bowne
Personal details
BornJohn Holmes Prentiss
(1784-04-17)April 17, 1784
DiedJune 26, 1861(1861-06-26) (aged 77)
Resting placeLakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, New York
PartyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Catherine Cox Morris
    (m. 1815; died 1818)
  • Urilla Shankland
    (m. 1828⁠–⁠1861)
Children
  • with Catherine Morris
  • Mary Martha (Strong)
  • (b. 1817; died 1854)
  • Catharine Lucretia (Dodge)
  • (b. 1817; died 1901)
  • with Urilla Shankland
  • Alexander Shankland Prentiss
  • (b. 1829; died 1854)
  • John Holmes Prentiss Jr.
  • (b. 1832; died 1923)
  • Rachel Ann Prentiss
  • (b. 1834; died 1874)
  • Charlotte Darbyshire (Browning)
  • (b. 1837; died 1935)
Relatives
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceNew York Militia
RankColonel
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John Holmes Prentiss (April 17, 1784 – June 26, 1861) was an American newspaper publisher and politician in the U.S. state of New York. He represented New York's 19th congressional district in the 25th and 26th U.S. Congresses from 1837 to 1841.