Richard P. Herrick | |
State: | New York |
Term Start: | March 4, 1845 |
Term End: | June 20, 1846 |
Predecessor: | David L. Seymour |
Successor: | Thomas C. Ripley |
Office2: | Member of the New York State Assembly from the Rensselaer district |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1839 |
Term End2: | December 31, 1839 |
Alongside2: | Day O. Kellogg, Gideon Reynolds |
Birth Name: | Richard Platt Herrick |
Birth Date: | 23 March 1791 |
Birth Place: | Greenbush, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Resting Place: | Greenbush Cemetery, Rensselaer, New York, U.S. |
Party: | Whig |
Profession: | Politician |
Richard Platt Herrick (March 23, 1791 – June 20, 1846) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Richard P. Herrick was born in Greenbush (now Rensselaer), Rensselaer County, New York on March 23, 1791. He was educated locally, trained as a merchant, and owned and operated a general store.
Herrick served in local office, including secretary of the health board, school board member, member of the village board of trustees and president of the board. He served in the New York State Assembly in 1839.
Herrick was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1845 until his death in Washington, D.C. on June 20, 1846.
He was interred at Greenbush Cemetery in Rensselaer. There is a cenotaph to his memory at Congressional Cemetery.