William Paulding Junior

William Paulding Junior

William Paulding junior (born March 7, 1770 in Philipsburgh (now Tarrytown ), Province of New York ; † February 11, 1854 ibid) was an American lawyer , politician and officer . Between 1811 and 1813 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Paulding Jr. was born and raised in Philipsburgh about five years before the outbreak of the War of Independence . He attended the public schools in his home country and then studied law . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in New York City . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . In the congressional elections of 1810 Paulding was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of New York , where he succeeded Gurdon S. Mumford on March 4, 1811 . Since he refused to run again in 1812 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1813 . During the war of 1812 he served as a brigadier general in the New York Militia . Then in 1821 he took part as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly of New York. He held the post of adjutant general of New York. He was Mayor of New York City in 1825 and 1826. He died on February 11, 1854 in Tarrytown and was then buried on the Old Dutch Burying Ground at Sleepy Hollow . His cousin was John Paulding , who was one of the men who captured Major John André .

Honors

The Paulding Avenue in Morris Park of The Bronx was named after him in honor.

literature

• John Paulding Medal Found , The New York Times, May 10, 1896.
• Weed, Parsons & Co .: The New York Civil List , 1858, pp. 57 and 69.

Web links

• William Paulding junior in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)