Matthias J. Bovee
Matthias Jacob Bovee | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Charles McVean |
| Succeeded by | John Edwards |
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office 1826 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1793 Amsterdam, New York |
| Died | September 12, 1872 (aged 79) Eagle, Wisconsin |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Bovee |
| Profession | teacher
farmer merchant politician Justice of the Peace |
Matthias Jacob Bovee (July 24, 1793 – September 12, 1872) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York from 1835 to 1837.[1]
Biography
Born in Amsterdam, New York, Bovee attended the rural school until the death of his father in 1807, then taught school in winter and worked the family farm in summer. He married Elizabeth Bovee, daughter of Isacc Bovee.[2]
Career
Bovee engaged in mercantile pursuits in 1815, and served as chairman of the town of Amsterdam. He also served as member of the county board of supervisors. He was elected a member of the State assembly in 1826, and served as Trustee of the village of Amsterdam in 1831.
Elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, Bovee was United States Representative for the fifteenth district of New York from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1837. Afterward he returned to Amsterdam and resumed mercantile pursuits.
In June 1843, Bovee moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and two months later settled near Eagle, Waukesha County. he engaged in agricultural pursuits, and was also in the Justice of the Peace for 10 years.
Death
Bovee died in Eagle, Wisconsin, on September 12, 1872 (age 79 years, 50 days). He is interred at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Eagle, Wisconsin. His sister Polly (Mary) was the wife of Congressman Benedict Arnold.
References
- ^ Matthias J. Bovee. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Elizabeth Bovee". Find A Grave. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Matthias J. Bovee (id: B000675)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Find A Grave
- The Political Graveyard
- Govtrackk US Congress
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress