What is Frederick Lansing?
[[File:Frederick Lansing.jpg|thumb|Frederick Lansing]] '''Frederick Lansing''' (February 16, 1838 &#x2013; January 31, 1894) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[New York (state)|New York]]. == Life == Frederick Lansing was born in [[Manheim, New York]]. Lansing attended the [[Little Falls Academy]], New York as a boy. Lansing studied [[law]]. He was [[admitted to the bar]] in 1859, and practiced in [[Watertown, New York]]. He was [[adjutant]] of the [[8th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry|Eighth New York Cavalry]] during the [[American Civil War]] from June 23, 1863 to October 11, 1863. He was a member of the [[New York State Senate]] from 1882 to 1885, and he was part of the [[105th New York State Legislature|105th]], [[106th New York State Legislature|106th]], [[107th New York State Legislature|107th]] and [[108th New York State Legislature|108th New York State Legislatures]]. Lansing was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[51st United States Congress]] on March 4, 1889, and left on March 3, 1891. He died on January 31, 1894 in [[Watertown, New York]], and was buried in Brookside Cemetery. == Sources == {{CongBio|L000085}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ny-sen}} {{succession box|before=[[Bradley Winslow]]|title=[[New York State Senate]] <br> 21st District|years=1882–1885|after=[[George B. Sloan]]}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lansing, Frederick}} [[Category:1838 births]] [[Category:1894 deaths]] [[Category:United States representatives from New York (state)]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:19th-century American politicians]]