Joseph Hawkins (politician)

Joseph Hawkins (born November 14, 1781 in New York , † April 20, 1832 in Henderson , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1829 and 1831 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Hawkins was born during the American Revolutionary War . He completed his preliminary studies. Hawkins was studying law . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in Henderson, Jefferson County . He also pursued agricultural activities.

As a result of a fragmentation of the Democratic Republican Party before and during the presidency of John Quincy Adams (1825-1829), he joined the anti-Jacksonian faction . In the congressional elections of 1828 Hawkins was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 20th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Rudolph Bunner and Silas Wright on March 4, 1829 . He retired from the after 3 March 1831 Congress of.

He died on April 20, 1832 in Henderson and was buried in Clark Cemetery .

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SURNAME	Hawkins, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 14, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH	new York
DATE OF DEATH	April 20, 1832
Place of death	Henderson , New York