Gerrit L. Dox
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Gerrit L. Dox was an American politician.
of Albany, New York
in January 1816 in the place of his brother Peter P. Dox who had held the post from 1814 until his death in office on November 21, 1815. In July 1817, Gerrit Dox was removed from this office.
In January 1817, he married Magdalena Bogart (1796-1883).
He was New York State Treasurer
from February 1817 to January 1821.
In August 1823, the U.S. Postmaster General sued Gerrit L. Dox for his failure to render accounts and to pay over some monies received. In the suit, it was stated that Dox had become insolvent in 1819.
In 1839, he was appointed a justice of the Justices Court of Albany.
He and his wife were buried at the Pulteney Street Cemetery in Geneva, New York
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Life
He was appointed PostmasterPostmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
of Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
in January 1816 in the place of his brother Peter P. Dox who had held the post from 1814 until his death in office on November 21, 1815. In July 1817, Gerrit Dox was removed from this office.
In January 1817, he married Magdalena Bogart (1796-1883).
He was New York State Treasurer
New York State Treasurer
The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the...
from February 1817 to January 1821.
In August 1823, the U.S. Postmaster General sued Gerrit L. Dox for his failure to render accounts and to pay over some monies received. In the suit, it was stated that Dox had become insolvent in 1819.
In 1839, he was appointed a justice of the Justices Court of Albany.
He and his wife were buried at the Pulteney Street Cemetery in Geneva, New York
Geneva, New York
Geneva is a city in Ontario and Seneca counties in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 13,617 at the 2000 census. Some claim it is named after the city and canton of Geneva in Switzerland. Others believe the name came from confusion over the letters in the word "Seneca" written in cursive...
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Sources
- Political Graveyard (name given as Gerret L. Dox)
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 35; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) (Google Books) (name given as Gerret L. Dox)
- Dox vs. Postmaster General, 26 U.S. 318 (1828) at supreme.justia.com
- Dox vs. Postmaster General, 26 U.S. 318 (1828) at bulk.resource.org
- http://books.google.com.br/books?id=Gm04AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Jenkins+history+political+parties#PPA178,M1 History of Political Parties in the State of New-York by John Stilwell Jenkins (pages 178 and 238; Alden & Markham, Auburn NY, 1846)
- http://books.google.com/books?id=bpcMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA121 The Annals of Albany by Joel Munsell (1855) (name given as Gerrit L. Dox [p. 116] and Garret L. Dox, "of Auburn" [p. 121])
- http://books.google.com/books?id=SVc4AAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA267&dq=garret+dox&lr=&hl=pt-BR The Laws of New York (Legislative session 1821) (name given as Garret L. Dox)
- The Annals of Albany by Joel Munsell (page 291; Munsell & Rowland, Albany, 1859) (name given as Garret L. Dox)
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~darmi/pulteneystcem.html Burials at Pulteney Street Cemetery, at RootsWeb