Ransom Halloway

Ransom Halloway was an American politician who was a United States representative from New York from 1849 to 1851.

Early life

Halloway was born in Pawling, Dutchess [County, New York|Dutchess County]. His name is sometimes spelled "Holloway." After the deaths of their parents, Ransom and his sister were raised by relatives.

Career

He settled in Beekman, where he farmed and worked as a hat maker. He was also active in the state militia, and was appointed paymaster of the 30th Brigade in 1818.
Halloway was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress, holding office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1851.

Personal life

In 1820, he married Rebecca Dodge, a daughter of Joseph and Ann Dodge, who died on August 5, 1843.
In 1851, a few months before his death, he married Eliza Genevieve Waring of Mount Pleasant (Upper [Marlboro, Maryland)|Mount Pleasant] in Prince George's County, Maryland. His second wife's name appears in some accounts as "Warren."
He died on April 6, 1851, in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, at Mount Pleasant, the home of his second wife. He was buried next to his first wife at the Dodge Family Cemetery in Pawling.