Abraham H. Schenck Explained

Birth Date:22 January 1775
Birth Place:Matteawan, New York
District:14
State:New York
Death Place:Fishkill, New York
Termstart:March 4, 1815
Termend:March 3, 1817
Office1:Member of the New York State Assembly
Termstart1:1804
Termend1:1806
Relations:Isaac Teller (nephew)
Abraham Henry Schenck
Party:Democratic-Republican

Abraham Henry Schenck (January 22, 1775 – June 1, 1831) was a U.S. Representative from New York. He was an uncle to Isaac Teller, who also became a U.S. representative from New York.

Born in Matteawan, New York, Schenck received an English education. He became engaged in the manufacture of machinery. He served as member of the New York State Assembly from 1804 to 1806. He was a slaveholder.[1]

Schenck was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817). He engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods. He died in Fishkill, New York, June 1, 1831, and was interred in the Dutch Reform Churchyard, Beacon (formerly Fishkill Landing), New York.

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