Jacob Crocheron

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Jacob Crocheron (August 23, 1774 – December 27, 1849) was an American farmer and law enforcement officer who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York, United States from 1829 to 1831. He was the brother of Henry Crocheron.

Biography

Born on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, Crocheron engaged in agricultural pursuits. Sheriff of Richmond County in 1802, 1811, and again in 1821. Crocheron was a presidential elector in the 1836 presidential election.

Congress

Crocheron was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831).

Death

He died in Richmond County, Staten Island, on December 27, 1849. He was interred in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Staten Island, New York.

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