Nicholas Sickles Explained

Nicholas Sickles
State:New York
District:7th
Term Start:March 4, 1835
Term End:March 3, 1837
Preceded:Charles Bodle
Succeeded:John C. Brodhead
Birth Date:11 September 1801
Death Place:Kinderhook, New York, U.S.
Resting Place:Houghtaling Burying Ground
Kingston, New York
Profession:Attorney
Politician
Alma Mater:Kinderhook Academy

Nicholas Sickles (September 11, 1801 – May 13, 1845) was an American attorney and politician in the U.S. state of New York. From 1835 to 1837, he represented New York in the United States House of Representatives for one term.

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.

Congress

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lanman. Charles. Dictionary of the United States Congress. 1866. Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library. 341. 23 July 2014.
  2. Book: Poore. Benjamin Perley. 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. 1878. Houghton, Osgood. 91. 23 July 2014.
  3. Book: Ulster County, N.Y.. and County Legislature. Proceedings of the Ulster County Legislature. 1921. Ulster County, N.Y. County Legislature. 313. 23 July 2014.
  4. Book: Gray and Bowen. 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. 1845. Gray and Bowen. 332. 23 July 2014.
  5. Book: Spencer. Thomas E.. 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. 1998. Genealogical Publishing Com. 252. 23 July 2014. 9780806348230.