Jacob H. De Witt
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Jacob Hasbrouck De Witt was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Marbletown, New York
, De Witt attended the rural schools and Kingston (New York) Academy.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as adjutant in the War of 1812
.
De Witt was elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Sixteenth
Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1820.
He resumed agricultural pursuits.
Supervisor of Ulster County in 1827 and again in 1840.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1839 and again in 1847.
He died in Kingston, New York
, January 30, 1867.
He was interred in the Sharpe Cemetery
, on Albany Avenue.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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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Born in Marbletown, New York
Marbletown, New York
Marbletown is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 5,854 at the 2000 census.The Town of Marbletown is near the center of Ulster County, southwest of the City of Kingston. US 209 and NY 213 pass through the town...
, De Witt attended the rural schools and Kingston (New York) Academy.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He served as adjutant in the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
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De Witt was elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
Congress (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1820.
He resumed agricultural pursuits.
Supervisor of Ulster County in 1827 and again in 1840.
He served as member of the State assembly in 1839 and again in 1847.
He died in Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
, January 30, 1867.
He was interred in the Sharpe Cemetery
Sharp Burial Ground
The Sharp Burial Ground, also known as the Albany Avenue Cemetery, is located on Albany Avenue in Kingston, New York, United States. It is a small burying ground used during the middle decades of the 19th century, before larger rural cemeteries had become common but after churchyards had become...
, on Albany Avenue.