Abraham J. Hasbrouck

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Abraham Joseph Hasbrouck (October 16, 1773 - January 12, 1845) was a United States Representative from New York. Born at "Guilford" in Ulster County, he was privately tutored and moved to Kingston in 1795, engaging in mercantile pursuits. He was one of the incorporators of the Delaware & Hudson Canal, and was appointed by Governor Jay as first lieutenant of Cavalry. He was organizer and director of the Middle District Bank of Kingston and served in the New York State Assembly in 1811. Hasbrouck was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1814, an. engaged in freighting goods to New York City by water. He was a member of the State senate in 1822, and in 1845 died in Kingston. Interment was in Albany Avenue Cemetery.

Hasbrouck's cousin, Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck, was also a U.S. Representative from New York.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress