Selah R. Hobbie

Selah Reeve Hobbie was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1827 to 1829.

Biography

Born in Newburgh, New York, Hobbie studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Delhi, New York.

Career

He served as district attorney of Delaware County from 1823 to 1827.
He was a member of the State assembly 1827 to 1829.
He also served in the militia as brigade major and inspector.

Congress

Hobbie was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress.

Later career and death

He was appointed Assistant Postmaster General and served from 1829 until 1851, when he resigned on account of ill health.
He was appointed First Assistant Postmaster General and served from March 22, 1853, until his death in Washington, D.C., March 23, 1854.
He was interred in Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., on March 26, 1854.