Bennet Bicknell

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Bennet Bicknell (born November 14, 1781 in Mansfield , Connecticut , † September 15, 1841 in Morrisville , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1839 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Bennet Bicknell was born in Tolland County during the War of Independence . He attended public schools. In 1808 he moved to Morrisville. He served in the army during the British-American War . He sat in the New York State Assembly in 1812 and in the New York Senate between 1814 and 1818 . Between 1821 and 1825 he was a clerk in Madison County . He then worked as an editor for the Madison Observer . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1836 congressional elections for the 25th Congress , Bicknell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of New York , where he succeeded William K. Fuller on March 4, 1837 . In 1838 he suffered a defeat in his re-election and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1839 .

He died in Morrisville about five years before the outbreak of the Mexican-American War . His body was then interred in the Morrisville Rural Cemetery .

Web links

  • Bennet Bicknell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Bicknell, Bennet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Mansfield , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1841
Place of death Morrisville , New York