Selah Reeve Hobbie
- Given Name
- Selah Reeve
- Surname
- Hobbie
- Birth Date
- March 10, 1797
- Birth Note
- Orange County, NY
- Death Date
- March 23, 1854
- Death Note
- DC
- Spouse(s)
- Juliana Hobbie
- Biographical Information
- He was a lawyer who became a member of the NY State assembly (1827-1829) and was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentieth Congress (March 4, 1827-March 3, 1829). He was then appointed to the position of Assistant Postmaster General from 1829 until 1851. He resigned for 2 years because of poor health and returned as First Assistant Postmaster General and served from 1853 until his death. His parents in law were Erastus Root and Elizabeth Stockton Root.
- Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
- Ancestry Library. Last modified June 11, 2018. Accessed on June 11, 2018.
- Citation(s) for Birth Information:
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Last modified June 11, 2018. Accessed on June 11, 2018.