Robert McClellan (politician, 1806)

Robert McClellan (born October 2, 1806 in Livingston , New York , † June 28, 1860 in Greenpoint , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives between 1837 and 1839 and between 1841 and 1843 .

Career

Robert McClellan was born in Livingston in the early 19th century. He graduated in 1825 at Williams College in Williamstown ( Massachusetts ). Then he studied law . After receiving his license to practice law, he practiced in Middleburgh, New York, between 1828 and 1843 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1836 for the 25th Congress , McClellan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of New York , where he succeeded John Adams and Aaron Van der Poel on March 4, 1837 , which previously represented the eighth District of New York in the US House of Representatives together. He retired from the after March 3, 1839 Congress of. In 1840 he was elected to the 27th Congress . On March 4, 1841, he succeeded John Ely and Aaron Van der Poel, who had previously represented the eighth District of New York in the US House of Representatives. He left the Congress after March 3, 1843. As a congressman, he chaired the Committee on Patents in his last term .

He died on June 28, 1860 in Greenpoint and was then buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in the then still independent city of Brooklyn.

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SURNAME	McClellan, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	October 2, 1806
PLACE OF BIRTH	Livingston , New York
DATE OF DEATH	June 28, 1860
Place of death	Greenpoint , New York