William Paulding Jr.

William Paulding Jr.
William Paulding Jr.
56th and 58th Mayor of New York City
	In office; 1825–1826
Preceded by	Stephen Allen
Succeeded by	Philip Hone
	In office; 1827–1829
Preceded by	Philip Hone
Succeeded by	Walter Bowne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 2nd district
	In office; March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded by	Gurdon S. Mumford
Succeeded by	Egbert Benson
4th and 6th Adjutant General of New York
	In office; 1809–1810
Preceded by	Solomon van Rensselaer
Succeeded by	Solomon van Rensselaer
	In office; 1811–1813
Preceded by	Solomon van Rensselaer
Succeeded by	Solomon van Rensselaer
Personal details
Born	March 7, 1770; Tarrytown, New York
Died	February 11, 1854 (aged 83); Tarrytown, New York

William Paulding Jr. (March 7, 1770 – February 11, 1854) was a United States Representative from New York and the 56th and 58th Mayor of New York City. He was the Adjutant General of New York for two non-consecutive terms.

Biography

Born in Philipsburgh (now Tarrytown), Westchester County, New York, on March 7, 1770.

He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New York. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1813 and was a brigadier general of the New York militia. He served in the War of 1812 and was a delegate to the New York constitutional convention in 1821.

Paulding was Adjutant General of New York. From 1824 to 1826 he was Mayor of New York City. He commissioned Lyndhurst (mansion).

He died in Tarrytown on February 11, 1854. He was buried in the Paulding family vault at the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York.^[1]

Legacy

Paulding was a cousin of Revolutionary war hero John Paulding, one of the captors of Major John André.^[2]

Paulding Avenue in the Morris Park section of The Bronx is named after him.

References

^ Perry, William Graves (1953). The Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow in North Tarrytown, New York. Boston, MA: Rand Press. p. 3.
^ New York Times, "John Paulding Medal Found", May 10, 1896. Online

External links

United States Congress. "William Paulding Jr. (id: P000146)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
William Paulding Jr. at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Gurdon S. Mumford, Samuel L. Mitchill	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd congressional district 1811–1813 with Samuel L. Mitchill	Succeeded by Egbert Benson, Jotham Post Jr.
Political offices
Preceded by Stephen Allen	Mayor of New York City 1825–1826	Succeeded by Philip Hone
Preceded by Philip Hone	Mayor of New York City 1827–1829	Succeeded by Walter Bowne

[1] Perry, William Graves (1953). The Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow in North Tarrytown, New York. Boston, MA: Rand Press. p. 3.

[2] New York Times, "John Paulding Medal Found", May 10, 1896. Online

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