Aaron Vanderpoel
Hon. Aaron Vanderpoel | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th district | |
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |
Preceded by | Seat added |
Succeeded by | Robert McClellan |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Robert McClellan |
Succeeded by | Robert McClellan |
Personal details | |
Born | Kinderhook, New York | February 5, 1799
Died | July 18, 1870 New York City | (aged 71)
Political party | Jacksonian Party |
Spouses | Harriet Baldwin
(m. 1821; died 1837)Ellen McBride (m. 1839) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
|
Education | Kinderhook Academy Lenox Academy |
Aaron Vanderpoel (February 5, 1799 – July 18, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York for three terms. He served from 1833 to 1837, and again from 1839 to 1841.[1]
He was a close friend of
Early life
Aaron Vanderpoel was the youngest of six children born in
Vanderpoel's maternal grandparents were Jacobus "James" Huyck of Pompaonie and Elizabeth Huyck (
On October 20, 1775, during the
Biography
Vanderpoel studied law with Peter van Schaack before completing his studies with his brother James Vanderpoel. Vanderpoel was admitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice in Kinderhook, New York. He went on to serve as member of the New York State Assembly from 1826 to 1830.
United States Congress
Vanderpoel was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress.
Vanderpoel was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). He retired from Congress and settled in New York City. He served as judge of the superior court from 1842 to 1850.[1]
During his congressional service, he acquired the nickname of the "Kinderhook roarer" because of the power of his voice and his oratorical skills.[5]
Personal life
Vanderpoel was married twice. The first time was to Harriet Baldwin on September 3, 1821, who died in April 1837. The second was to Ellen McBride on April 2, 1839.[3] With Ellen, he had two children.
He died at his residence on 16th Street in New York City on July 18, 1870, and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery. The funeral service for Vanderpoel was held at St. George's Church in Stuyvesant Square.[2]
References
- ^ a b "VANDERPOEL, Aaron, (1799 - 1870)". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b New York Times Staff (July 20, 1870). "Hon. Aaron Vanderpoel". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d Talcott, Sebastian Visscher (1883). Genealogical notes of New York and New England families. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Co. p. 832. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b New York Times Staff (August 23, 1887). "A.J. VANDERPOEL DEAD DYING SUDDENLY OF APOPLEXY IN PARIS.PREVIOUS WARNINGS WHICH WERE LITTLE HEEDED—THE CAREER OF A WELL KNOWN LAWYER". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ James Grant Wilson; John Fiske, eds. (1889). Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography Vol. 6. New York: D. Appleton & Sons. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External sources
- United States Congress. "Aaron Vanderpoel (id: V000028)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Aaron Vanderpoel at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress