Calvin Rumsey

Calvin Rumsey was an American politician. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1837.

Biography

Rumsey was born on February 24, 1793, a son of David and Hannah Rumsey. In 1814, he moved to Warsaw, New York, where he married Polly McWharter. They had eight children. In 1833, they moved to Buffalo and then to Westfield, New York, in 1834, where he operated a tannery with his brothers Stephen and Aaron.
He served in the 60th New York State Legislature, representing Chautauqua County, New York, alongside Alvin Plumb and William Wilcox. In 1840, he was appointed postmaster for Westfield. Rumsey died in Randolph, New Yokr on March 19, 1854 at the age of 61.