John Curtis Brodhead (October 27, 1780 – January 2, 1859) was an American

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in the U.S. state of

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. He represented New York in the

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for two non-consecutive terms from 1831 to 1833, and from 1837 to 1839.

Biography

Brodhead was born in

Modena, New York Modena is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is located in the northwestern corner of the town of Plattekill, centered at the junction of the US 44/NY 55 concurrency and NY 32. History The area was first settled in the late ...

to Charles W. (1729-1789) and Mary W. (Oliver) Brodhead (1740-1814), and attended the district schools. He was engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits, and served as the Town of Plattekill Supervisor from 1823 to 1824, and served as

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from 1825 to 1828. He represented

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twice in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served first as a Jacksonian in the

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, serving from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1832.

Tenure in Congress

He then served as a

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in the

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, serving from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1839. During the Twenty-fifth Congress, Brodhead served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy. He declined to be a candidate for re-nomination in 1838, and resumed his mercantile and agricultural pursuits after leaving Congress.

Death

He died in

on January 2, 1859, and is interred in Modena Rural Cemetery in Modena. His first cousin, Matthew Oliver (1780-1865), served as the Town of Marbletown Supervisor from 1829 to 1837. Matthew's son James Oliver (1806-1893) held this position from 1839 to 1840.

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