James L. Hogeboom
James L. Hogeboom | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | William McManus |
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office 1808 | |
| In office 1804–1805 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Lawrence Hogeboom August 25, 1766 Ghent, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | December 23, 1839 (aged 73) Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Castleton Cemetery, Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Van Alstyne |
| Parent(s) | Lawrence Hogeboom Hester Leggett |
| Profession | Politician, merchant, lawyer |
James Lawrence Hogeboom (August 25, 1766 – December 23, 1839) was an American merchant, lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Hogeboom was born August 25, 1766 in Ghent, New York, the son of Lawrence Hogeboom (1737–1805, member of the New York State Assembly in 1786 and 1792) and Hester (Leggett) Hogeboom (1739–1832).
Hogeboom removed to Pittstown, New York, in 1794. He married Mary Van Alstyne, and they had several children, among them Dr. James Hogeboom (1800–1870). He removed to Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, in April 1802.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1804-05 and 1808. He was First Judge of the Rensselaer County Court from 1805 to 1808. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821.
Hogeboom was elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825. Afterwards he resumed his mercantile business.
Hogeboom died in Castleton-on-Hudson, New York and was buried at Castleton Cemetery.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "James L. Hogeboom (id: H000700)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 57, 71, 178, 181, 281 and 363; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- Hogeboom genealogy at GenForum
- 1766 births
- 1839 deaths
- American politicians of Dutch descent
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- People from Ghent, New York
- People from Schodack, New York
- New York (state) state court judges
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- People from Pittstown, New York
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives