Edmund H. Pendleton

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Edmund Henry Pendleton, New York Judge and Congressman

Edmund Henry Pendleton (1788 – February 25, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Savannah, Georgia, Pendleton received a liberal schooling as a youth. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar, practicing for several years in Hyde Park, New York. He was county judge of Dutchess County, New York from 1830 to 1840. He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833). He died in New York City on February 25, 1862, and was interred in St. James' Churchyard in Hyde Park.

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  • United States Congress. "Edmund H. Pendleton (id: P000201)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 5th congressional district

1831–1833
Succeeded by

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