Jacob Crocheron
Jacob Crocheron | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Wood |
| Succeeded by | John T. Bergen |
| Sheriff of Richmond County | |
| In office 1821 | |
| In office 1811 | |
| In office 1802 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1774 |
| Died | December 27, 1849 (aged 75) Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Jacksonian |
Jacob Crocheron (August 23, 1774 – December 27, 1849) was an American farmer and law enforcement officer who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York, United States from 1829 to 1831.
He was the brother of Henry Crocheron.
Biography
[edit]Born on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, Crocheron engaged in agricultural pursuits. Sheriff of Richmond County in 1802, 1811, and again in 1821.
Crocheron was a presidential elector in the 1836 presidential election.[1]
Congress
[edit]Crocheron was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831).
Death
[edit]He died in Richmond County, Staten Island, on December 27, 1849. He was interred in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Staten Island, New York.
References
[edit]- ↑ Lanman, Charles (1876). Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States, During Its First Century. Washington, D.C.: James Anglim. p. 102 – via Google Books.
This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.
- United States Congress. "Jacob Crocheron (id: C000915)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
