James De La Montanya

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James De La Montanya (born March 20, 1798 in New York City , † April 29, 1849 there ) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1841 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James De La Montanya was born and raised in New York City in the late 18th century . He then lived in Haverstraw and was Town Supervisor there in 1832 and 1833 . He was also a member of the New York State Assembly in 1833 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1838 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of New York , where he succeeded Abraham Vanderveer on March 4, 1839 . Since he refused to run again in 1840 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1841 . He died in New York City about a year after the end of the Mexican-American War on April 29, 1849, and was buried in the Barnes family cemetery at Stony Point .

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SURNAME De La Montanya, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1849
Place of death New York City