Nicholas B. Doe

Nicholas Bartlett Doe (June 16, 1786 December 6, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from New York.[1]

Biography

Born in New York City, Doe graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, in Exeter, New Hampshire. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and settled in Saratoga County, New York to work as a lawyer. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Saratoga Co.) in 1825.

Doe was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Anson Brown. He took his seat on December 7, 1840, and served until March 3, 1841. After his term as representative, he resumed practicing law, and became trustee of the village of Waterford, Saratoga County, in 1841.

Doe died at Saratoga Springs, New York, December 6, 1856. He was interred in Greenridge Cemetery.

References

  1. Lawrence Kestenbaum (July 1, 1996). "Doe, Nicholas Bartlett (1786-1856)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Anson Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 11th congressional district

1840-06-14 1841
Succeeded by
Archibald L. Linn

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