Churchill C. Cambreleng

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Churchill C. Cambreleng
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byHenry Meigs
Peter H. Wendover
Succeeded byMoses H. Grinnell
Edward Curtis
James Monroe
Ogden Hoffman
Constituency2nd district (1821–23)
3rd district (1823–39)
Personal details
Born(1786-10-24)October 24, 1786
Washington, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 1862(1862-04-30) (aged 75)
West Neck, New York
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Crawford Republican
Jacksonian
Democratic
Barnburner
Free Soil Party
SpousePhebe Glover (m. 1835-1862, his death)
ProfessionBusinessman

Churchill Caldom Cambreleng (October 24, 1786 – April 30, 1862) was an American businessman and politician from New York. He is notable for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1821 to 1839, including terms as chairman of several high-profile committees. In addition, he served as U.S. Minister to Russia from 1840 to 1841.

Life

Historical marker designating the birth city of Cambreleng

C. C. Cambreleng was born in Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina on October 24, 1786, the son of Stephen Cambreleng and Ann (Patten) Cambreleng.[1] He attended school in New Bern, North Carolina, and moved to New York City in 1802.[1]

Intending to begin a career as a businessman, Cambreleng worked as a clerk in a mercantile counting room.[2] In 1806 he moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where he was the chief clerk for a merchant with interests in the Pacific Northwest.[2] After the death of his employer, Cambreleng intended to pursue a business opportunity in New Orleans, but was unable to remain there because of ongoing combat during the War of 1812.[3]

He then returned to New York City, where he was employed by John Jacob Astor.[2] Cambreleng traveled throughout Europe and Asia while handling commercial opportunities for himself and Astor, and he eventually became wealthy as a result of his business success.[2]

Cambreleng was elected as a

Ways and Means Committee (24th and 25th Congresses).[2]

During the 22nd United States Congress, Cambreleng was critical of Louis McLane's report regarding the Second Bank of the United States, writing "The Treasury report is as bad as it can possibly be—a new version of Alexander Hamilton's reports on a National Bank and manufacturers, and totally unsuited to this age of democracy and reform."[4]

Upon its incorporation in 1831, he became the first President of the Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad.[1]

President

New York State Constitutional Convention of 1846.[1]

He attended the 1848 Democratic National Convention in Baltimore as a Barnburner but withdrew with his faction, and participated in the nomination of Van Buren as the candidate of the Free Soil Party.[1] Later he rejoined the Democrats and supported Franklin Pierce for president in 1852.[1]

Death and burial

Cambreleng died in West Neck, Suffolk County, New York on April 30, 1862.[2] He was buried at Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, Section 73, Lot 4150.[5]

Family

In 1835, Cambreleng married Phebe Glover, the daughter of New York City merchant John J. Glover.[6] They remained married until Cambreleng's death, and had no children.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Biographical Annals, p. 66.
  3. ^ "Political Portraits: Churchill Caldom Cambreleng", pp. 146–147.
  4. ^ Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom, p. 340.
  5. ^ Where They're Buried, p. 234.
  6. ^ 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850, p. 40.
  7. ^ The Old Merchants of New York City, p. 116.

Sources

Books

  • Barrett, Walter (1865). The Old Merchants of New York City. New York, NY: Carleton.
  • Bowman, Fred Q. (1986). 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813-1850. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co.
    ISBN 978-0-8063-1149-4
    .
  • Lanman, Charles (1876). Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States: During Its First Century. Washington, DC: James Anglim. p. 66.
  • ISBN 978-0-8018-5913-7
    .
  • Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield Company. p. 234.
    ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0
    .

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district
1821–1823
with John J. Morgan 1821–23 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the 
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence 1833–34, Charles G. Ferris 1834–35, Gideon Lee 1835–37, John McKeon 1835–37, Ely Moore 1835–39, Edward Curtis 1837–39, and Ogden Hoffman
1837–39 		Succeeded by
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
United States Ambassador to Russia

1840–1841 		Succeeded by
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