Archibald Campbell Niven (December 8, 1803 – February 21, 1882) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1845 to 1847.

Biography

Born in Newburgh, New York, Niven completed preparatory studies. He was

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of Sullivan County, New York from 1828 to 1840, and was Adjutant General of the New York State Militia in 1844.

Congress

Niven was elected as a Democrat to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847.

Later career

He was District Attorney of Sullivan County from 1847 to 1850; and a member of the

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(9th D.) in

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. His election was contested by Republican

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who was seated in place of Niven on January 17 for the session of 1865.

Death

Niven died in

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, February 21, 1882. He was interred in Rock Ridge Cemetery.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1870; pg. 244, 267, 443 and 543) {{DEFAULTSORT:Niven, Archibald Campbell 1803 births 1882 deaths Sullivan County district attorneys Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Newburgh, New York People from Monticello, New York Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians