Jacob Radcliff
Jacob Radcliff (born April 20, 1764 in Rhinebeck , New York Province, † May 6, 1844 in Troy , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1810 and 1811 and again from 1815 to 1818 he was Mayor of New York City .
Career
After studying law at Princeton University and being admitted to the bar in 1786, Jacob Radcliff began working in this profession in Poughkeepsie . Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the 1790s . In 1795 he was elected to the New York State Assembly . In February he was appointed Assistant Attorney General for New York State. From December 1798 to 1804 he was a judge on the New York Supreme Court . He was involved in the revision of state legislation. After 1804 he was a lawyer in Brooklyn .
In 1810, Radcliff was elected Mayor of New York City by the Council of Appointment . He initially held this office between 1810 and 1811. The urban area of New York extended until 1898 essentially to the present-day district of Manhattan . In 1812 he joined the Tammany Hall Society and thus the Democratic Republican Party . After the resignation of Mayor John Ferguson , Radcliff was again Mayor of New York in 1815. He held this position until 1818. In 1821 he took part as a delegate to a constitutional convention of New York State. In 1842 he was appointed federal commissioner for bankruptcy matters ( Commissioner under the General Bankrupt Act ). He died on May 6, 1844, at his daughter's house in Troy.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| DeWitt Clinton |
Mayor of New York City 1810–1811 |
DeWitt Clinton |
| John Ferguson |
Mayor of New York City 1815–1818 |
Cadwallader D. Colden |
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| SURNAME | Radcliff, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rhinebeck , Province of New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1844 |
| Place of death | Troy , New York |