William D. Veeder

William Davis Veeder (born May 19, 1835 in Guilderland , New York , † December 2, 1910 in Brooklyn , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1877 and 1879 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Davis Veeder enjoyed a good education. He studied law and began practicing in Brooklyn in 1858 after receiving his license to practice law. Civil war broke out about three years later . He served in the New York State Assembly in 1865 and 1866 . Between 1867 and 1877 he served as a guardianship and probate judge ( surrogate ) in Kings County . During this time he took part in the New York Constituent Assemblies in 1867 and 1868 and as a delegate to the Democratic State Conventions in 1875 and 1877 .

Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1876 , Veeder was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of New York , where he succeeded John G. Schumaker on March 4, 1877 . Since he on a run again in 1878 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1879 Congress of.

He then went back to working as a lawyer in Brooklyn. Veeder attended the New York Constituent Assemblies in 1887 and 1888. He died in Brooklyn on December 2, 1910, and was then buried in the Voorheesville cemetery.

Web links

• William D. Veeder in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William D. Veeder in the database of Find a Grave (English)