Abraham J. Hasbrouck
Abraham Joseph Hasbrouck (October 16, 1773 – January 12, 1845) was a
Biography
Hasbrouck was born in "Guilford" (now Libertyville in Gardiner), Ulster County, New York. He was privately tutored and moved to Kingston in 1795, engaging in mercantile pursuits.
He was one of the incorporators of the
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 Democratic-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1814.
He engaged in freighting goods to New York City by water. He was a member of the New York State Senate in 1822.
He died in Kingston in 1845 died in Kingston, and was buried at the Albany Avenue Cemetery.
Hasbrouck's cousin, Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck, was also a U.S. Representative from New York.
Both Abraham Joseph Hasbrouck and Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck are descendants of the Hasbroucks who founded
Hasbrouck was the great-grandfather of Major Generals Henry Granville Sharpe and Robert W. Hasbrouck.[2][3]
References
- Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-6083-1913-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ Committee On Genealogy, Saint Nicholas Society (1902). Genealogical Record of the Saint Nicholas Society. New York, NY: Saint Nicholas Society. p. 101 – via Google Books.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Abraham J. Hasbrouck (id: H000313)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.