John Jeffrey Prendergast was an American politician who served in the

New York State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. Partisan com ...

from 1814 to 1818.

Biography

Prendergast was born in Pawling, New York, a son of William Prendergast, Sr. (1727-1811) and Mehetabel Wing (1738-1812). Among his siblings included

Jediah Prendergast Jediah Prendergast (May 13, 1766 – March 1, 1848) was an American physician and politician. He served in both the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate. Biography Early life and career Prendergast was born on May 13, 1766, in Pawli ...

, a New York State Senator, and James Prendergast, the founder and namesake of

Jamestown, New York Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamestown is the largest pop ...

. After the American Revolution, the Prendergast family, consisting of the children, grandchildren, and servants, traveled to Wheeling, West Virginia and then to Louisville, Kentucky, before they arrived in Memphis, Tennessee. Unsatisfied, the family moved to Upper Canada in what is now Ontario. While most of his family settled in Chautauqua County, John settled in Herkimer County. Prendergast entered politics and was elected to a three-year-term in the

as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party and served in the 38th, 39th, 40th, and 41st representing the Eastern District from July 1, 1814, to June 30, 1818. In 1817, he was appointed to the Council of Appointment as a representative for the Eastern District for the year. Prendergast had two children: William and Martin. He later moved to Brooklyn.

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