Herman Knickerbocker

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Herman Knickerbocker

Herman Knickerbocker (born July 27, 1779 in Albany , New York , † January 30, 1855 in Williamsburg , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1809 and 1811 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Herman Knickerbocker was born in Albany during the War of Independence . He completed his preparatory studies and then studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and then began practicing in Albany. Knickerbocker moved to an estate in Schaghticoke , a neighboring town of Albany, where he was nicknamed "the Prince of Schaghticoke" because of his fondness for its big lavish parties and other entertainment . Politically he belonged to the Federalist Party .

In the congressional election of 1808 Knickerbocker was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Daniel C. Verplanck on March 4, 1809 . Since it to submit a bid again two years later abandoned, he retired from the after 3 March 1811 Congress of.

He then served in the New York State Assembly in 1816 and was a judge in Rensselaer County . He died on January 30, 1855 in Williamsburg and was buried in the cemetery of the Knickerbocker family in Schaghticoke.

Trivia

Washington Irving , a close friend, made his name his own and then wrote about colonial New York under the pseudonym "Dietrich Knickerbocker" . As a result, the terms were later "knickers" and "knick" used for anything that symbolized New York's Dutch history and culture.

The Knickerbocker family was also known for wearing a certain style of shorts with high stockings. As a result, the terms "knickerbockers" and "knickers" were used to describe a type of women's underwear and knee-high pants in golf, soccer and baseball.

The Knickerbocker Historical Society has restored the Knickerbocker Family Mansion , which is open to the public.

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SURNAME Knickerbocker, Herman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1779
PLACE OF BIRTH Albany , New York
DATE OF DEATH January 30, 1855
Place of death Williamsburg , New York