Jump to content

Daniel Cruger: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
 
(12 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2021}}{{Infobox officeholder
{{More citations needed|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Daniel Cruger
| name = Daniel Cruger
| image =
| image =
Line 26: Line 27:
| birth_place = [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania]]
| birth_place = [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1843|07|12|1780|12|22}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1843|07|12|1780|12|22}}
| death_place = [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling, Virginia]] now [[West Virginia]]
| death_place = [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling, Virginia]], now [[West Virginia]]
| spouse = Hannah Clement<br>Lydia Boggs Shepherd
| spouse = Hannah Clement<br>Lydia Boggs Shepherd
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
Line 35: Line 36:
}}
}}


'''Daniel Cruger''' (December 22, 1780 – July 12, 1843)<ref>{{Cite web|title=CRUGER, Daniel|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000954|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-26|website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref> was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a [[United States representative]] from [[New York (state)|New York]].
'''Daniel Cruger''' (December 22, 1780 – July 12, 1843)<ref>{{Cite web|title=CRUGER, Daniel|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000954|access-date=2021-03-26|website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref> was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a [[United States representative]] from [[New York (state)|New York]].


==Early and family life==
==Early and family life==
Daniel Cruger was born in [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania|Sunbury]], [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]] on December 22, 1780.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Crown to Csoros|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowninshield-crystal.html|access-date=2021-03-26|website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref> He was the son of Daniel Cruger, Sr. and Elizabeth (née Wheaton) Cruger. He graduated from [[Georgetown University]] in 1802. He married twice. His first wife, Hannah (née Clement) Cruger, died in 1831. His second wife, Lydia Boggs Shepherd, was the wealthy widow of [[Moses Sheperd]], a relation of the prominent Virginia Duke Family, who was a man contractor of the [[National Road]]. They married on July 16, 1833 in Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Daniel Cruger was born in [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania|Sunbury]], [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]], on December 22, 1780.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Crown to Csoros|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowninshield-crystal.html|access-date=2021-03-26|website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref> He was the son of Daniel Cruger, Sr. and Elizabeth (née Wheaton) Cruger. He graduated from [[Georgetown University]] in 1802. He married twice. His first wife, Hannah (née Clement) Cruger, died in 1831. His second wife, Lydia Boggs Shepherd, was the wealthy widow of [[Moses Sheperd]], a relation of the prominent Virginia Duke Family, who was a man contractor of the [[National Road]]. They married on July 16, 1833, in Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia).


==Early career and military service==
==Early career and military service==
Line 46: Line 47:
He was a member from [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]] and [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]] Counties of the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1814 to 1816, and again from Steuben County in 1826. Cruger served as [[Speaker of the New York State Assembly|Speaker]] during 1816.
He was a member from [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]] and [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]] Counties of the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1814 to 1816, and again from Steuben County in 1826. Cruger served as [[Speaker of the New York State Assembly|Speaker]] during 1816.


Cruger was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican]] to the [[15th United States Congress|Fifteenth Congress]], and served from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1819.
Cruger was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican]] to the [[15th United States Congress|Fifteenth Congress]], and served from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819.


He was District Attorney of the Seventh District of New York from 1815 to 1818, and of [[Steuben County, New York]] from 1818 to 1821. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.
He was District Attorney of the Seventh District of New York from 1815 to 1818, and of [[Steuben County, New York]], from 1818 to 1821. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.


Daniel Cruger is buried at the Stone Church Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Daniel Cruger is buried at the Stone Church Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Line 79: Line 80:
[[Category:1780 births]]
[[Category:1780 births]]
[[Category:1843 deaths]]
[[Category:1843 deaths]]
⚫
[[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Members of the New York State Assembly]]
[[Category:Members of the New York State Assembly]]
[[Category:Speakers of the New York State Assembly]]
[[Category:Speakers of the New York State Assembly]]
[[Category:People from Sunbury, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:People from Sunbury, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Politicians from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Steuben County district attorneys]]
[[Category:Steuben County district attorneys]]
[[Category:19th-century American newspaper editors]]
[[Category:19th-century American newspaper editors]]
[[Category:New York (state) Democratic-Republicans]]
[[Category:United States Army officers]]
[[Category:United States Army officers]]
[[Category:Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)]]
[[Category:People from Owego, New York]]
[[Category:People from Owego, New York]]
[[Category:People from Steuben County, New York]]
[[Category:People from Steuben County, New York]]
[[Category:19th-century American politicians]]
[[Category:Journalists from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Journalists from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:19th-century members of the New York State Legislature]]
⚫
[[Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives]]

Latest revision as of 22:57, 8 December 2024

Daniel Cruger
New York State Assembly
In office
1826
District attorney (Steuben County)
In office
1818–1821
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 20th district
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded byDaniel Avery
Oliver C. Comstock
Succeeded byCaleb Baker
Jonathan Richmond
District attorney (7th Dist.)
In office
1815–1818
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
In office
1816
New York State Assembly
In office
1814–1816
Personal details
Born(1780-12-22)December 22, 1780
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 12, 1843(1843-07-12) (aged 62)
Wheeling, Virginia, now West Virginia
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse(s)Hannah Clement
Lydia Boggs Shepherd
EducationGeorgetown University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Rank Major
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Daniel Cruger (December 22, 1780 – July 12, 1843)[1] was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from New York.

Early and family life

[edit]

Daniel Cruger was born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, on December 22, 1780.[2] He was the son of Daniel Cruger, Sr. and Elizabeth (née Wheaton) Cruger. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1802. He married twice. His first wife, Hannah (née Clement) Cruger, died in 1831. His second wife, Lydia Boggs Shepherd, was the wealthy widow of Moses Sheperd, a relation of the prominent Virginia Duke Family, who was a man contractor of the National Road. They married on July 16, 1833, in Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Early career and military service

[edit]

Cruger learned the printer's trade, and published the Owego Democrat in Owego, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1805, and commenced practice in Bath, New York. Cruger served as a major in the War of 1812.

Political career

[edit]

He was a member from Allegany and Steuben Counties of the New York State Assembly from 1814 to 1816, and again from Steuben County in 1826. Cruger served as Speaker during 1816.

Cruger was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress, and served from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819.

He was District Attorney of the Seventh District of New York from 1815 to 1818, and of Steuben County, New York, from 1818 to 1821. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.

Daniel Cruger is buried at the Stone Church Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "CRUGER, Daniel". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Crown to Csoros". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
[edit]
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the New York State Assembly
1816 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 20th congressional district
1817–1819
with Oliver C. Comstock 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Cruger&oldid=1261968564"