Edmund Henry Pendleton

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Edmund Henry Pendleton (* 1788 in Savannah , Georgia , † February 25, 1862 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1831 and 1833 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edmund Henry Pendleton was born in Savannah about five years after the end of the War of Independence . He received a liberal school education. Pendleton studied law . After receiving his license to practice law, he practiced in Hyde Park for several years . Between 1830 and 1840 he was a district judge in Dutchess County . Politically, he belonged to the Jacksonian faction. In the congressional election of 1830 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Abraham Bockee on March 4, 1831 . Pendleton was eliminated after the March 3, 1833 Congress of. He died in New York City on February 25, 1862 during the Civil War and was buried in St. James' Churchyard in Hyde Park.

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SURNAME Pendleton, Edmund Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pendleton, Edmund H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Savannah , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1862
Place of death New York City