William Davis Veeder (May 19, 1835 – December 2, 1910) was a

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. Born in Guilderland, New York, Veeder completed preparatory studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in

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, in 1858. He served in the State assembly in 1865 and 1866. He served as delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1875 and 1877. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1867 and 1868. Surrogate of

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from 1867 to 1877. Veeder was elected as a

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to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878. He resumed the practice of law in Brooklyn. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1887 and 1888. He died in

, December 2, 1910. He was interred in Voorheesville Cemetery,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Veeder, William Davis 1835 births 1910 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Guilderland, New York 19th-century American politicians