Joseph Hawkins (November 14, 1781 - April 20, 1832) was a

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from Upstate New York. A native of Connecticut, Hawkins moved to

Henderson, New York Henderson is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,360 at the 2010 census. The town is named after William Henderson, the original European-American land owner. Henderson is in the western part of the county an ...

in 1810. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Henderson. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as county judge for many years.Haddock, John A. ''The Growth of a Century As Illustrated in the History of Jefferson County, New York, from 1793-1894,'' (1895), Weed-Parsons Printing Company, Albany, NY. p. 573 Hawkins was elected as an

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to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831). He died in Henderson on April 20, 1832, with interment in Clark Cemetery.

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1781 births 1832 deaths National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians {{NewYork-Representative-stub