Henry Bogart
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Henry Isaac Bogart was born October 1729 in Albany
, New York
and died in 1821. He was the eldest son of Albany residents Isaac and Hendrickie Oothout Bogert. He signed the Sons of Liberty
Constitution in 1766. Henry Bogart was elected in 1775 to represent the first ward on the Albany Committee of Correspondence
and served on that board throughout its existence. In 1776, he signed the "General Association".
He servied as a constable and in 1761 he was first elected assistant alderman for the first ward section of the city of Albany. Several months after being sworn in as Albany's first official surveyor in 1766, he was elected alderman a post he served for several years. Bogart skippered a sloop
called the Magdeline in 1776. By that time, he was drawing maps for the city of Albany and private clients. On March 21, 1791 Henry Bogart was appointed by George Washington
to the post of Inspector of the revenue of the Port of Albany.
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...
, 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...
and died in 1821. He was the eldest son of Albany residents Isaac and Hendrickie Oothout Bogert. He signed the Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a political group made up of American patriots that originated in the pre-independence North American British colonies. The group was formed to protect the rights of the colonists from the usurpations by the British government after 1766...
Constitution in 1766. Henry Bogart was elected in 1775 to represent the first ward on the Albany Committee of Correspondence
Committee of correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of American Revolution. They coordinated responses to Britain and shared their plans; by 1773 they had emerged as shadow governments, superseding the colonial legislature...
and served on that board throughout its existence. In 1776, he signed the "General Association".
He servied as a constable and in 1761 he was first elected assistant alderman for the first ward section of the city of Albany. Several months after being sworn in as Albany's first official surveyor in 1766, he was elected alderman a post he served for several years. Bogart skippered a sloop
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
called the Magdeline in 1776. By that time, he was drawing maps for the city of Albany and private clients. On March 21, 1791 Henry Bogart was appointed by George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
to the post of Inspector of the revenue of the Port of Albany.
Sources
- http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/b/hebogert6097.html
- http://www.jerseyhistory.org/findingaid.php?aid=1077
- http://www.albany.edu/history/eoah/entries/b/bogert_hendrick_i.htm
- http://www.fortklock.com/namesalbany.htm