Asa Adgate

Asa Adgate
Asa Adgate
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 12th district
	In office; December 7, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	Zebulon Shipherd
Succeeded by	John Palmer
Personal details
Born	November 17, 1767; Kings District, Province of New York, British America (now Canaan, New York)
Died	February 15, 1832 (aged 64); Ausable Chasm, New York, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Annar (Anna) Allen Adgate Anna Waterman Adgate
Children	Theodore Adgate Julia F. Adgate Eunice Baldwin Adgate Asa Adgate Catharine Warner Adgate

Asa Adgate (November 17, 1767 – February 15, 1832) was an iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official who was selected to fill the vacancy in the United States House of Representatives caused by the death of Benjamin Pond.

Biography

Adgate was born in Kings District (now known as Canaan) in the Province of New York in 1767, the son of Judge Matthew Adgate and Eunice Baldwin Adgate. He married Annar (Anna) Allen on January 28, 1798, and they had four children, Theodore, Julia, Eunice, and Asa. He married Anna Waterman on August 22, 1819, and they had one daughter, Catherine.^[1]

Career

In 1793, Adgate moved to what became known as Adgates Falls (now

New York Governor John Jay to the first commission of the peace for Essex County, New York, to be one of the judges of the court of common pleas. He remained in that position for several years.^[2]

In 1815, Adgate was elected as a

Democratic-Republican to fill the vacancy in the United States House of Representatives caused by the death of Benjamin Pond and served in that body for the remainder of the term, from December 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817.^[3]

He chose not to run for reelection, and resumed his earlier occupations, including another term in the New York State Assembly in 1823.

Death

Adgate died at the Ausable Chasm in New York, on February 15, 1832, at the age of 64. He is interred at Ausable Chasm Cemetery, Ausable Township, Clinton County, New York.^[4]

References

^ "Asa Adgate". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
^ "Asa Adgate". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
^ "Asa Adgate". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
^ "Asa Adgate". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

External links

United States Congress. "Asa Adgate (id: A000056)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
Asa Adgate at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Elisha I. Winter, Zebulon R. Shipherd	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th congressional district 1815–1817 with John Savage	Succeeded by John Savage, John Palmer

[1] "Asa Adgate". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

[2] "Asa Adgate". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

[3] "Asa Adgate". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

[4] "Asa Adgate". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

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