William Paulding Jr.
William Paulding Jr. | |
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Solomon van Rensselaer | |
| Succeeded by | Solomon van Rensselaer |
| In office 1811–1813 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | Solomon van Rensselaer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1770 Philipsburgh, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | February 11, 1854 (aged 83) Tarrytown, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Maria Rhinehander |
| Relations | James Kirke Paulding (brother) |
| Children | Frederick W. Paulding |
William Paulding Jr. (March 7, 1770 – February 11, 1854) was a United States Representative from New York and the 56th and 58th Mayor of New York City. He was the Adjutant General of New York for two non-consecutive terms.
Early life
Paulding was born in
Career
He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was
He was elected as a
Paulding was Adjutant General of New York. From 1824 to 1826 he was Mayor of New York City.
Personal life
Paulding was married to Maria Rhinehander (1784–1851),[2] and commissioned Lyndhurst near Tarrytown, the extant mansion designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, later owned by merchant George Merritt, and railroad tycoon Jay Gould. Together, they were the parents of:[3]
- Frederick W. Paulding (1811–1858), the father of Julia Rhinelander Paulding who married Col. Richard Irving Dodge.[4]
He died in Tarrytown on February 11, 1854. He was buried in the Paulding family vault at the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York.[5]
Legacy
Paulding Avenue in the Wakefield, Williamsbridge, and Morris Park sections of The Bronx is named after him.
References
- ProQuest 964636726. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ Courts, New York (State) (1892). The New York State Reporter: Containing All the Current Decisions of the Courts of Record of New York State ... W.C. Little & Company. p. 483. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Greene, Richard Henry; Stiles, Henry Reed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett; Morrison, George Austin; Mott, Hopper Striker; Totten, John Reynolds; Pitman, Harold Minot; Forest, Louis Effingham De; Ditmas, Charles Andrew; Mann, Conklin; Maynard, Arthur S. (1955). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p. 235. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ISBN 9780806137094. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Perry, William Graves (1953). The Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow in North Tarrytown, New York. Boston, MA: Rand Press. p. 3.
External links
- United States Congress. "William Paulding Jr. (id: P000146)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- William Paulding Jr. at Find a Grave
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