Jacob Crocheron

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Jacob Crocheron (August 23, 1774 - December 27, 1849) was a U.S. Representative from New York, United States brother of Henry Crocheron.

Born on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, Crocheron engaged in agricultural pursuits. Sheriff of Richmond County in 1802, 1811, and again in 1821.

Crocheron was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1831). He died in Richmond County, Staten Island, on December 27, 1849. He was interred in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Staten Island, New York.

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• Jacob Crocheron at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress