Nicholas Sickles (September 11, 1801 – May 13, 1845) was an American attorney and politician in the U.S. state of New York. From 1835 to 1837, he represented New York in the United States House of Representatives for one term.
Nicholas Sickles | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Bodle |
| Succeeded by | John C. Brodhead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1801 Kinderhook, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 1845 (aged 43) Kinderhook, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Houghtaling Burying Ground Kingston, New York |
| Party | Jacksonian |
| Kinderhook Academy | |
| Profession | Attorney Politician |
Biography
editSickles was born in Kinderhook, New York.[1] He attended private schools and Kinderhook Academy before studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Kingston, New York.
Congress
editHe was elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress, serving from December 7, 1835, to March 3, 1837.[2]
Later career and death
editAfter leaving Congress, he served as prosecuting attorney of Ulster County, New York in 1836 and 1837. Sickles served as surrogate of Ulster County from January 1, 1844, until his death in Kingston, New York on May 13, 1845.[3][4] He is interred in Houghtaling Burying Ground in Kingston.[5]
Notes
edit- ↑ Lanman, Charles (1866). Dictionary of the United States Congress. Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library. p. 341. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Poore, Benjamin Perley (1878). The Political Register and Congressional Directory: A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776-1878. Houghton, Osgood. p. 91. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Ulster County, N.Y., and County Legislature (1921). Proceedings of the Ulster County Legislature. Ulster County, N.Y. County Legislature. p. 313. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Gray and Bowen (1845). The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ...: Comprising a Calendar for the Year; Astronomical Information; Miscellaneous Directions, Hints, and Remarks; and Statistical and Other Particulars Respecting Foreign Countries and the United States, Volume 17. Gray and Bowen. p. 332. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 252. ISBN 9780806348230. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Nicholas Sickles (id: S000403)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Nicholas Sickles at Find a Grave
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