Daniel Cruger was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

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Life

He learned the printer's trade, and published the Owego Democrat at Owego, New York

Owego (town), New York

Owego is a town in Tioga County, New York, USA. The population was 20,365 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the Iroquois word Ahwaga, meaning where the valley widens....

. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar

Admission to the bar in the United States

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 in 1805, and commenced practice in Bath, New York

Bath (village), New York

Bath is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 5,641 at the 2000 census. Bath is the county seat of Steuben County. The community was named either for the English city or for Lady Bath, daughter of William Pulteney, one of the original landowners.The Village of...

. He served as a major in the War of 1812

War of 1812

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He was a member from Allegany

Allegany County, New York

Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,946. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegheny River. Its county seat is...

 and Steuben

Steuben County, New York

Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...

 Counties of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 from 1814 to 1816, and from Steuben County in 1826. He was Speaker

Speaker of the New York State Assembly

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 in 1816.

Cruger was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress

15th United States Congress

-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Daniel D. Tompkins * President pro tempore:** John Gaillard , elected March 4, 1817** James Barbour , elected February 15, 1819- House of Representatives :*Speaker: Henry Clay -Members:...

, and served from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1819).

He served as District Attorney of the Seventh District of New York from 1815 to 1818, and of Steuben County, New York

Steuben County, New York

Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...

 from 1818 to 1821. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.

He was buried at the Stone Church Cemetery in Wheeling, WV.

Sources

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