William Kirkpatrick (politician, 1769)

William Kirkpatrick

William Kirkpatrick (born November 7, 1769 in Amwell , Province of New Jersey , † September 2, 1832 in Salina , New York ) was an American doctor and politician . Between 1807 and 1809 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Kirkpatrick was born in Amwell near Zion in Hunterdon County during the British colonial era . He graduated from Princeton College in 1788 . Kirkpatrick studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and then began practicing in Whitestown , Oneida County in 1795 . In 1806 he moved to Salina (now part of Syracuse ) in Onondaga County , where he continued to work as a doctor. He became superintendent of Onondaga Salt Springs .

As an opponent of an overly strong central government, he joined the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson at that time . In the congressional elections of 1806 for the 10th Congress he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 15th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Nathan Williams on March 4, 1807 . He retired from the after March 3, 1809 Congress of.

Between 1810 and 1831 he was again active as superintendent in Onondaga Salt Springs. He died in Salina on September 2, 1832 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Syracuse.

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SURNAME	Kirkpatrick, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American doctor and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 7, 1769
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amwell , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	September 2, 1832
Place of death	Salina , New York