He attended the common schools, and learned the carpenter's trade. In November 1808, he married Percy Tiffany (d. 1827), and they had five children, among them Edwin Clark Litchfield (1815–1885). In 1812, he removed to
Delphi. He fought in the
War of 1812 and was promoted to Major. He was a
Justice of the Peace and Supervisor of
Onondaga County. He abandoned
carpentry, and became a merchant. He was appointed Postmaster of Delphi on November 28, 1817, and served until June 25, 1821. He was a member of the
New York State Assembly in 1819. Litchfield was elected as a
Democratic-Republican to the
17th, and as a
Crawford Democratic-Republican to the
18th United States Congress, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1825. In 1828, he married Lucy Bacon, widow of Dr. Enos Bacon, and they had four children. He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1831, 1832, 1833 and 1844, and was
Speaker in 1844. Afterward, he moved to
Cazenovia and died there on August 4, 1859. He was buried at the City Cemetery in
Delphi Falls. His son,
Edwin C. Litchfield, ran for Congress as a
Democrat in
1858 in the
2nd District, but was defeated by Republican
James Humphrey. ==References==