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Andrew DeWitt Bruyn

Democrat Representative of New York's 22nd district

  • Representative

    New York, district 22

    September 4, 1837 - July 27, 1838

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

November 18, 1790 (47 years old)

Birthday

July 27, 1838

Death

  • American lawyer, jurist, and politician.
  • Served as a U.S. Representative from New York for a brief term from 1837 to 1838.
  • Born into a politically prominent family with multiple relatives involved in politics.
  • Educated at Kingston Academy and Princeton College; studied law at Litchfield Law School.
  • Practiced law in Ithaca after being admitted to the bar in 1814.
  • Held various local government positions, including Justice of the Peace, surrogate, and member of the New York State Assembly.
  • Served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas from 1826 to 1836.
  • Involved in banking and served as a director of the Ithaca and Owego Railroad.
  • Elected as a presidential elector in the 1828 presidential election.
  • Married with eight children, several of whom had notable lives, including military service and architecture.
  • Died in office in 1838 and was interred in Ithaca City Cemetery.