Born in
North Hempstead, New York, Searing completed preparatory studies. He was the sheriff of
Queens County, New York from 1843 to 1846. He was a member of the
New York State Assembly (Queens Co.) in
1854.
Congress Searing was elected as a
Democrat to the
35th United States Congress (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859). He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Thirty-fifth Congress). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1858.
Death and burial He died in
Mineola, New York on May 6, 1876. He was interred in
Greenfield Cemetery in
Uniondale, New York. ==Sources==