Death record, Timothy Childs, Jr.Obituary for Timothy Childs, Jr. Oneida (N.Y.) Morning Herald, December 8, 1847
Timothy Childs Jr. (January 1, 1790 – November 25, 1847) was a U.S. Representative from New York. He represented Monroe County for eight non-consecutive terms in Congress between 1829 and 1843.
Originally a Federalist,[6] while residing in Canandaigua, Childs served in offices including Ontario County Commissioner and the judicial position of Master in Chancery.[7]
Childs was elected as an Anti-Mason to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831).[14][15] After his term expired he returned to practicing law in Rochester.
In 1833, he was elected again to the New York State Assembly.[16]
In 1834, he was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress.[17] He was reelected as a Whig in 1836,[18] and served from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1839. During his 1837 to 1839 term Childs was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department.[19]
Childs was elected to Congress again as a Whig in 1840 and served one term, March 4, 1841, to March 3, 1843.[20] He resumed practicing law following the completion of his final term in Congress.
Death
In the late 1840s, Childs traveled to Saint Croix, where he went in an effort to improve his health.[21][22] He died aboard the ship Emily on November 25, 1847, while en route from Saint Croix to the United States.[23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
^Note: Some sources indicate that Childs died in Santa Cruz, New Mexico. This seems unlikely, given the newspaper references to his travel to the West Indies and his death aboard ship. Vera Cruz, Mexico is also unlikely, given that the Mexican-American War was happening at the time of Childs's death, meaning he wouldn't have gone there to restore his health.
