Eliphalet Wickes

Eliphalet Wickes (born April 1, 1769 in Huntington , New York Province, † June 7, 1850 in Troy , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1805 and 1807 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Eliphalet Wickes worked as an express rider during the American Revolution . He then studied law and after receiving his license to practice law in Jamaica, New York. On July 1, 1797, he was appointed Jamaica's first postmaster , a position he held until April 1, 1806. During this time joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson because of his political views . In the congressional election of 1804 Wickes was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of New York , where he succeeded Samuel Riker on March 4, 1805 . Since he refused to run again in 1806, he left the Congress after March 3, 1807 . On January 1, 1807, Wickes was appointed Postmaster of Jamaica for the second time and held this office until April 27, 1835. Wickes served as Queens District Attorney between 1818 and 1821 and later as a master at the New York Court of Chancery . He died on June 7, 1850 in Troy and was then buried in Oakwood Cemetery .

Web links

• Eliphalet Wickes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Eliphalet Wickes in the database of Find a Grave (English)