Abraham Vanderveer was a U.S. Representative

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 from New York

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Born in Kings County, New York, Vanderveer attended the common schools. He served as county clerk of Kings County 1816-1821 and 1822-1837. Upon its organization, he was elected treasurer of the Brooklyn Savings Bank.

Vanderveer was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Twenty-fifth

25th United States Congress

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 Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838. He died in Brooklyn, New York, July 21, 1839. He was interred in Reformed Dutch Cemetery.

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