James I. Van Alen

James Isaac Van Alen (* 1776 in Kinderhook , New York , † December 23, 1870 in Newburgh , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1807 and 1809 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives . President Martin Van Buren was his half-brother.

Career

James Isaac Van Alen was born in Kinderhook during the War of Independence . He attended community schools. Between 1797 and 1801 he served as town clerk ( city clerk worked) in Kinderhook. He participated in the New York Constituent Assemblies in 1801 and 1803 . Between 1801 and 1804 he was justice of the peace. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1804 . Between 1804 and 1808 and between 1815 and 1822 he was guardianship and probate judge ( surrogate ) in Columbia County .

As an opponent of an overly strong central government, he joined the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson at that time . In the 1806 congressional elections , Van Alen was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Henry W. Livingston on March 4, 1807 . He retired from the after March 3, 1809 Congress of.

Van Alen died on December 23, 1870 in Newburgh and was buried in Kinderhook in the cemetery of the same name.

Web links

• James I. Van Alen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James I. Van Alen in the database of Find a Grave (English)