William J. Hough

William Jervis Hough completed preparatory studies for jurisprudence in Cazenovia and passed the bar as a lawyer.

( History of Chenango and Madison Counties - Chapter 51) Hough married Clarinda Carpenter in Cazenovia in 1821.

Helen Clarinda Hough was born 28 May 1837 and married Charles E. Stevens, an attorney in Syracuse, NY.

(1880 US Census, Syracuse, NY) While living in Cazenovia, Hough was elected and served as a member of the Assembly in 1835 and 1836.

Elected as a Democrat, he served as Representative of the 23rd district for Cazenovia in the Twenty-ninth United States Congress from 1845 to 1847.

While working on a bill concerning the creation of the Smithsonian Institution, he became an acting Regent and assisted in the plans for the first administrative building, called the Castle.

(Smithsonian Archives) While living in Cazenovia, Hough participated in the New York State militia, serving with the 8th Cavalry Regiment and becoming a General.