Abraham Bockee (February 3, 1784 – June 1, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician from New York who served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1829 to 1831, and from 1833 to 1837.
Abraham Bockee | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund H. Pendleton |
| Succeeded by | Obadiah Titus |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Taber II |
| Succeeded by | Edmund H. Pendleton |
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office January 1, 1820 - December 31, 1820 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3, 1784 Shekomeko, New York, United States |
| Died | June 1, 1865 (aged 81) Shekomeko, New York |
| Political party | Federalist Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Martha Oakley Bockee |
| Children | Catharine Jerusha Bockee Flint
Mary Bockee Willson Jesse Oakley Bockee Alexander Phoenix Bockee Isaac Smith Bockee Phoenix Bockee |
| Alma mater | Union College |
| Profession | Attorney
politician farmer judge |
Biography
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Born in Shekomeko, New York, Bockee attended the public schools and graduated from Union College in 1803. He studied law in Poughkeepsie, was admitted to the bar in 1806, and practiced in Poughkeepsie until 1815, when he returned to Shekomeko to engage in agricultural pursuits. He married Martha Oakley and they had six children, Catharine Jerusha, Mary, Jesse Oakley, Alexander Phoenix, Isaac Smith, and Phoenix.
Political career
editState House
editBockee was a Federalist member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess Co.) in 1820.
Congress
editHe was elected as a Jacksonian to the 21st United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1831. He was elected again to the 23rd and 24th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1837. He was Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture during the 23rd and 24th Congresses.
State Senate
editHe was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd D.) from 1842 to 1845, sitting in the 65th, 66th, 67th and 68th New York State Legislatures. He was First Judge of the Dutchess County Court in 1846.[1]
Death
editBockee died on June 1, 1865, in Shekomeko, New York; and was buried on his estate there.
References
edit- ^ Abraham Bockee. Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. 1901. p. 125. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Abraham Bockee (id: B000581)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Abraham Bockee at Find a Grave