Jacob Radcliff
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Jacob Radcliff | |
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50th and 53rd Mayor of New York City | |
In office February 13, 1810 – 1811 | |
Preceded by | DeWitt Clinton |
Succeeded by | DeWitt Clinton |
In office July 10, 1815 – 1818 | |
Preceded by | John Ferguson |
Succeeded by | Cadwallader D. Colden |
Personal details | |
Born | Rhinebeck, New York | April 20, 1764
Died | May 6, 1844 Troy, New York, U. S. | (aged 80)
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse | Juliana Smith |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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Jacob Radcliff or Radclift (April 20, 1764 – May 6, 1844) was a jurist, lawyer and politician.
He served as Mayor of New York City from 1810 to 1811, and from 1815 to 1818.
Early life and education
He was born on April 20, 1764, in
Radcliff graduated from Princeton University in 1783
Career and marriage
Radcliff practiced law under
About the same time, he married Juliana Smith, the daughter of Cotton Mather Smith and granddaughter of Cotton Mather.[1]
While practicing law in Poughkeepsie, New York, he was a member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess County) in the 1795 18th New York State Legislature and was one of the twelve members of the Joint Committee on Elections of the Senate and Assembly of New York.
He was appointed Assistant Attorney General on February 23, 1796.
On December 27, 1798, he became a justice of the
When the Federalist Party gained the majority in 1810, Radcliff was appointed mayor of New York City. When the War of 1812 divided the Federalist party, Radcliff aligned with the Tammany Society, which was poised to gain a majority in state politics. Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall John Ferguson became mayor in 1815 but resigned to take the appointment of Surveyor of the Port of New York. Radcliff was chosen as his replacement.
Death
He died in Troy, New York, on May 6, 1844.[2]
References
- ^ Tuckerman, Bayard (1915). A Sketch of the Cotton Smith Family of Sharon, Connecticut: With Genealogical Notes. Boston: Privately printed [by the Plimpton Press]. p. 43.
- New York Evening Post. Death Notice. Jacob Radcliff. May 7, 1844.