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 byJohn J. Wood
Succeeded byJohn T. Bergen
Sheriff of Richmond County
In office
1821
In office
1811
In office
1802
Personal details
Born(1774-08-23)August 23, 1774
Staten Island, Province of New York, British America
DiedDecember 27, 1849(1849-12-27) (aged 75)
Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian

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

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

Crocheron was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831).

Death

He died in Richmond County, Staten Island, on December 27, 1849. He was interred in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Staten Island, New York.

References

  1. ^ 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.

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U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJohn J. Wood Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd congressional district 1829–1831 Succeeded byJohn T. Bergen
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