History of Butternuts, (Otsego County) New York United States of America

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Elisha Mills Huntington, jurist, was born in Butternuts, N.Y., March 27, 1806; son of Nathaniel and Mary (Corning) Huntington, of Scotland, Conn.; grandson of Eliphalet and Dinah (Rudd) Huntington; great grandson of Nathaniel and Mehetabel (Thurston) Huntington; great2 grandson of Deacon Joseph and Rebecca (Adgate) Huntington, and great3 grandson of Deacon Simon, who, with Christopher, Thomas, William and Ann, came with their mother, the widow of Simon Huntington, to Rexborough, Massachusetts Bay colony, in 1633. Elisha was prepared for college, but removed in 1822 with his brother Nathaniel to Carrollton, Ind. He was admitted to the bar in 1827, and was appointed first prosecuting attorney by the legislature. He was a representative in the state legislature four years, presiding judge of his district four years, commissioner of the general land office at Washington, D.C., and in 1842 was nominated by President Tyler U.S. district judge for Indiana, which office held twenty years. He was married, Nov. 3, 1841, to Susan, daughter of Dr. Christopher Rudd, of Springfield, Ky., related on her father's side to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and on her mother's side to John C. Calhoun. They removed in 1858 to Terre Haute, and Judge Huntington's health soon made it necessary for him to seek a more congenial climate in Cuba and upper Minnesota. He died in St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 26, 1862.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Butternuts, (Otsego County) New York

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