Nicoll Fosdick (November 9, 1785 in

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– May 7, 1868 in New London, Connecticut) was an American merchant and politician from

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Life

He was the son of Nicoll Fosdick (1750–1821) and Abigail (Eldredge) Fosdick (1761–1809). He completed preparatory studies. He removed to

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and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a

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and voted for

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and

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. He was a member of the

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in 1818 and 1819. Fosdick was elected as an Adams man to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1827. He returned to New London in 1843. He was Collector of Customs at the Port of New London from 1849 to 1853. He was buried at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in New London.

References

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71, 81, 193f, 274, 321, 325; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''History of New London, Connecticut''
by Francis Caulkins (page 649)
Fosdick genealogy
at Ancestry.com

External links

1785 births 1868 deaths Politicians from New London, Connecticut National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 1816 United States presidential electors Members of the New York State Assembly People from Herkimer County, New York 19th-century American politicians {{NewYork-Representative-stub