John Holmes Prentiss

John Holmes Prentiss
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841
Preceded by	Sherman Page
Succeeded by	Samuel S. Bowne
Personal details
Born	(1784-04-17)April 17, 1784 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	June 26, 1861(1861-06-26) (aged 77) Cooperstown, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Catherine Cox Morris ​ ​ (m. 1815; died 1818)​ Urilla Shankland ​ ​ (m. 1828⁠–⁠1861)​
Children	with Catherine Morris Mary Martha (Strong) (b. 1817; died 1854) Catharine Lucretia (Dodge) (b. 1817; died 1901) with Urilla Shankland Alexander Shankland Prentiss (b. 1829; died 1854) John Holmes Prentiss Jr. (b. 1832; died 1923) Rachel Ann Prentiss (b. 1834; died 1874) Charlotte Darbyshire (Browning) (b. 1837; died 1935)
Relatives	Samuel Prentiss (brother) William A. Prentiss (brother) Theodore Prentiss (nephew)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	New York Militia
Rank	Colonel

John Holmes Prentiss (April 17, 1784 – June 26, 1861) was an American newspaper publisher and politician in the U.S. state of New York. He represented New York's 19th congressional district in the 25th and 26th U.S. Congresses from 1837 to 1841.