Peter Gansevoort Ten Eyck (November 7, 1873 – September 2, 1944) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1913 to 1915 and again from 1921 to 1923. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Peter G. Ten Eyck
Member of the United States House of Representatives from New York's 28th district
In office
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Preceded byRollin Sanford
Succeeded byParker Corning
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Preceded byLuther W. Mott
Succeeded byRollin Sanford
Personal details
Born (1873-11-07) November 7, 1873 (age 150)
Bethlehem, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 2, 1944(1944-09-02) (aged 70)
Altamont, New York
Resting placeAlbany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBertha F. Dederick (m. 1903–1944, his death)
RelationsLeonard Gansevoort (great-great grandfather)
Children1
EducationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (attended)
ProfessionCivil engineer

Early life

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Born in Bethlehem, Albany County to the Dutch American Ten Eyck family, he was educated in the common schools in Normansville, at The Albany Academy, and at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Professional career

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He engaged in civil and signal engineering for fifteen years and was a signal engineer for the New York Central Lines. He was chief engineer of the Federal Railway Signal Co. in 1903 and was later its vice president and general manager.

Military career

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He served seven years in the New York National Guard as a member of the 3rd Signal Corps, a unit of the 3rd Brigade.[1]

Political career

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Ten Eyck was elected as a Democrat to the 63rd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1915. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the 64th United States Congress, and was a delegate to the 1920 Democratic National Convention.

He was elected to the 67th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1921, to March 3, 1923. Ten Eyck declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1922 and operated Indian Ladder Farms, an agricultural enterprise in Altamont which is still owned by his family. He died in Altamont on September 2, 1944, and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Army Adjutant General (1898). The Organized Militia of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 226 – via Google Books.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 28th congressional district

1913–1915
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 28th congressional district

1921–1923
Succeeded by