Nicholas Sickles

Nicholas Sickles
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
Citizenship	US
Political party	Jacksonian
Alma mater	Kinderhook Academy
Profession	Attorney Politician

Nicholas Sickles (September 11, 1801 – May 13, 1845) was an American attorney and politician in the U.S. state of New York. He represented New York in the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

Sickles 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.

He was elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress, serving from December 7, 1835 to March 3, 1837.^[2] After 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

1. Lanman, Charles (2006). Dictionary of the United States Congress. Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library. p. 341. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

External links

• United States Congress. "Nicholas Sickles (id: S000403)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Nicholas Sickles at Find a Grave

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