Thomas Crook (May 22, 1798

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– October 3, 1879) was an American politician from

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Life

He was the son of James Crook (1777–1838) and Hannah (Martin) Crook (1767–1834). They removed to

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before the

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. On March 21, 1821, Thomas Crook married Hannah Elizabeth DeLong (1805–1874), and they had eight children. In 1827, he was elected a

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of Beekmantown. He removed to the county seat, Plattsburgh, after his election as Sheriff. He was Sheriff of Clinton County from 1832 to 1834, and County Clerk from 1836 to 1838. He was a member of the

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(2nd D.) in

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; and (14th D.) again in

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and

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. He was buried at the Maple Hill Cemetery in

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Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 135f, 140, 387 and 398; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''The New York State Register''
(1830; pg. 153)

at

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Maple Hill Cemetery inscriptions
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crook, Thomas 1798 births 1879 deaths People from Westminster (town), Vermont Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Plattsburgh, New York New York (state) sheriffs 19th-century American legislators