Peter Sharpe (December 10, 1777 in
New York City
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– August 3, 1842 in
Brooklyn, New York
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) was an American politician who served as a
United States representative
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from
New York.
Life
He "was a
Maiden-lane whip-maker, of the average intelligence of a mechanic",
and was an
alderman of New York City.
He was a member from New York County of the
New York State Assembly in 1814-15 and from 1816 to 1821, and was
speaker
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in 1820–21. He was a delegate to the
New York State Constitutional Convention
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of 1821.
Credentials of his election to the
Seventeenth Congress were issued by the
Secretary of State of New York
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The current secretary of state of New York is Robert J. Rodriguez, a Democrat.
Duties
The secre ...
but Sharpe did not claim or take the seat.
Cadwallader D. Colden
Cadwallader David Colden (April 4, 1769 – February 7, 1834) was an American politician who served as the 54th Mayor of New York City and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Early life
Colden was born at Turtle Playground (Queens), Spring Hil ...
successfully contested Sharpe's election and was seated on December 12, 1821.
Sharpe was elected as an
Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican to the
18th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the
19th United States Congress in 1824.
He died on August 3, 1842, in
Brooklyn, New York
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, and was buried at the
New York Marble Cemetery, but later re-interred in the
Green-Wood Cemetery
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in Brooklyn.
See also
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United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1822
References
External links
Political Graveyard
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1777 births
1842 deaths
Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
Speakers of the New York State Assembly
Politicians from New York City
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Burials at New York Marble Cemetery