Eliphalet Wickes (April 1, 1769June 7, 1850) was an American politician and a member of the
United States House of Representatives from
New York
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He was born on April 1, 1769, in
Huntington on
Long Island
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in the
Province of New York. During the
American Revolution, he was employed as an express rider. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in
Jamaica,
Long Island
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,
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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. He was elected as a
Democratic-Republican to the
Ninth Congress, which met from March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807.
He was appointed the first
postmaster
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of Jamaica, Long Island, New York on July 1, 1797, and he served until April 1, 1806. He was re-appointed on January 1, 1807, and he served until April 27, 1835. He served as
District Attorney of Queens County
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from 1818 to 1821; he also held a judicial appointment as
master in chancery. He died in
Troy, New York on June 7, 1850. He was interred in
Oakwood Cemetery.
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1769 births
1850 deaths
People from Queens, New York
People from Huntington, New York
New York (state) postmasters
Queens County (New York) District Attorneys
Masters in chancery
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York)
19th-century American lawyers
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