Richard P. Herrick

Richard Platt Herrick (born March 23, 1791 in Greenbush (now Rensselaer ), New York , † June 20, 1846 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives in 1845 and 1846 .

Career

Richard Platt Herrick was born in Greenbush, Rensselaer County , about eight years after the War of Independence . In 1839 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1844 for the 29th Congress , Herrick was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the twelfth constituency of New York , where he succeeded David L. Seymour on March 4, 1845 . However, he died before the end of his term on June 20, 1846 in Washington DC and was then buried in Greenbush in the cemetery of the same name.

Franklin Benjamin Hough, "The New York civil list," Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858, pp. 74, 83, 222 and 280.

Richard P. Herrick in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Herrick, Richard P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Herrick, Richard Platt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 23, 1791
PLACE OF BIRTH	Greenbush, now Rensselaer , New York
DATE OF DEATH	June 20, 1846
Place of death	Washington, DC