Thomas Beekman
| Thomas Beekman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 22nd district | |
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In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | John G. Stower |
| Succeeded by | Edward C. Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 4, 1790 Kinderhook, New York |
| Died |
February 2, 1870 (aged 79) Kinderhook, New York |
| Citizenship |
 United States |
| Political party | Anti-Masonic |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia Van Schaack Beekman |
| Profession |
lawyer farmer politician |
Thomas Beekman (July 4, 1790 – February 2, 1870)[1] was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
Biography
Born in Kinderhook, New York, Beekman studied law and became an attorney and farmer in Smithfield and later Peterboro. He married Lydia Van Schaack.[2]
Career
Beekman served in local offices including Town Clerk,[3] and was active in the militia as aide-de-camp to the commander of its 17th Division.[4] Beekman was also active in the Anti-Masonic movement of the 1820s and 1830s.[5]
Elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress Beekman was U. S. Representative for the twenty-second district of New York and served one term, from March 4, 1829 to March 3, 1831.[6] In 1831 he was an unsuccessful Anti-Masonic candidate for the New York State Senate.[7]
Beekman later moved back to Kinderhook, where he farmed, practiced law, was active in several businesses, including the Kinderhook National Bank,[8] and served as Columbia County Excise Commissioner from 1857 to 1859.[9] After his retirement in the 1860s he spent summers in Kinderhook and winters living with his daughter in New York City.
Death
Beekman died in Kinderhook on February 2, 1870 (age 79 years, 213 days). He is interred at Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, USA.[10]
References
- ↑ New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volumes 20-22, 1889, page 245
- ↑ "Thomas Beekman". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ↑ Luna M. Hammond Whitney, History of Madison County, State of New York, 1872, page 711
- ↑ New York Council of Appointment, Military Minutes, 1783-1821, accessed January 15, 2013
- ↑ Boston Type and Stereotype Foundry, The Proceedings of the Second United States Anti-Masonic Convention, 1832, page 86
- ↑ Roger Sherman Skinner, The New-York State Register for 1830-1831, 1830, page 54
- ↑ Henry J. Cookinham, History of Oneida County, New York, Volume 1, Part 1, 1912, page 101
- ↑ Edward Augustus Collier, A History of Old Kinderhook From Aboriginal Days to the Present Time, 1914, page 301
- ↑ Franklin Ellis, History of Columbia County, New York, 1878, page 79
- ↑ Thomas Beekman at Find A Grave, accessed January 15, 2013
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by John G. Stower |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 22nd congressional district March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
Succeeded by Edward C. Reed |
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