John T. Bergen

John Teunis Bergen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by Jacob Crocheron
Succeeded by Isaac B. Van Houten
Personal details
Born 1786 (1786)
Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York
Died March 9, 1855 (1855-03-10) (aged 68)
Batavia, New York
Citizenship  United States
Political party Jacksonian
Spouse(s)

Margaret Donald Mcleod Bergen

Maria F. Mcleod Bergen
Children

Tunis John Bergen Alexander J Bergen

Anna Matilda Bergen

Charles Edward Bergen

Daniel Mcleod Bergen

Emily Augusta Bergen

Frances Adelaide Bergen

Henrietta Cornelia Bergen

Margaret Ann Bergen

Maria C. Bergen

Catharine Dehart Bergen

Eliza Mcleod Bergen

Katharine Louisa Bergen

John H Bergen Bergen
Profession

newspaper owner

politician

farmer
Military service
Service/branch New York State Militia
Rank

lieutenant

captain
Battles/wars War of 1812

John Teunis Bergen (1786 – March 9, 1855) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New York.

Biography

Born in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Bergen was the son of Teunis Hans and Antje Cornelius Vanderve, and second cousin to Teunis Garret Bergen,[1] U.S. Representative from New York as well as a historian. He married Margaret Donald Mcleod who died in 1814. His second wife was Maria F. Mcleod.

Appointed a lieutenant in the New York State Militia in 1812, Bergen was promoted to captain in 1815, and served in the War of 1812.

Bergen was Sheriff of Kings County, New York from 1821 to 1825 and again from 1828 until 1831, when he resigned. He purchased the Long Island Patriot in 1829, the name of which was subsequently changed to the Brooklyn Advocate, and which ultimately became the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Elected as a Jacksonian to the twenty-second Congress, Bergen was U. S. Representative for the second district of New York from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833.[2] While in the House he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts.

Not a candidate for renomination in 1832, Bergen engaged in agricultural pursuits near Bay Ridge, New Utrecht (now part of Brooklyn). He moved to Brooklyn and engaged in the grocery business. In 1837, with his sons, he conducted a planing mill in New York City. He moved to Genesee County and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Bergen died in Batavia, New York on March 9, 1855 (age about 68 years). He is interred at Batavia Cemetery in Batavia, New York.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "John T. Bergen". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "John T. Bergen". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "John T. Bergen". Find A Grave. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jacob Crocheron		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 		Succeeded by
Isaac B. Van Houten
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