Henry Roelif Brinkerhoff

Democrat Representative of Ohio's 21st district

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 23, 1787 (56 years old)

Birthday

April 30, 1844

Death

American politician and veteran of the War of 1812.
Served as a U.S. Representative for part of one term.
Distinguished himself in the Battle of Queenstown Heights during the War of 1812.
Engaged in agricultural pursuits after military service.
Held the position of member of the State assembly in 1828 and 1829.
Achieved the rank of senior major general in the New York State Militia in 1824.
Commanded the military escort for General Lafayette during his visit to New York.
Moved to Huron County, Ohio, in 1837.
Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1843, until his death in 1844.
Interred in Pioneer Cemetery, Plymouth, Ohio.