Thomas Tillotson
…vacancy. He was a member of the State Senate from 1791 to 1799, and served as a member of the Council of Appointment in 1791. He was the runner-up in the 1795 United States Senate election in New York, losing to incumbent Rufus King by a vote in the state legislature of 35–30. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 7th United States Congress…