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'''Daniel Cruger''' (December 22, 1780 [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania|Sunbury]], [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]] - July 12, 1843 [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling]], then [[Virginia]], now [[Ohio County, West Virginia]]) was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a [[United States Representative]] from [[New York]]. |
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| name = Daniel Cruger |
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| office = [[New York State Assembly]] |
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| term = 1826 |
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| office2 = [[District attorney]] (Steuben County) |
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| term_start2 = 1818 |
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| term_end2 = 1821 |
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| state3 = [[New York (state)|New York]] |
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⚫ | | district3 = [[United States House of Representatives, New York District 20|20th]] |
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| term_start3 = March 4, 1817 |
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| term_end3 = March 3, 1819 |
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| preceded3 = [[Daniel Avery (politician)|Daniel Avery]]<br>[[Oliver C. Comstock]] |
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| succeeded3 = [[Caleb Baker]]<br>[[Jonathan Richmond]] |
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| office4 = [[District attorney]] (7th Dist.) |
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| term_start4 = 1815 |
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| term_end4 = 1818 |
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| office5 = [[List of Speakers of the New York State Assembly|Speaker of the New York State Assembly]] |
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| term5 = 1816 |
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| office6 = [[New York State Assembly]] |
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| term_start6 = 1814 |
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| term_end6 = 1816 |
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| party = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1780|12|22}} |
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| birth_place = [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania]] |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1843|07|12|1780|12|22}} |
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| death_place = [[Wheeling, West Virginia|Wheeling, Virginia]], now [[West Virginia]] |
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| spouse = Hannah Clement<br>Lydia Boggs Shepherd |
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| allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |
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| branch = {{flag|United States Army}} |
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| rank = [[File:Army-USA-OF-03.svg|15px]] [[Major (United States)|Major]] |
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| battles = [[War of 1812]] |
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| education = Georgetown University |
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'''Daniel Cruger''' (December 22, 1780 – July 12, 1843)<ref>{{Cite web|title=CRUGER, Daniel|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000954|access-date=2021-03-26|website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref> was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a [[United States representative]] from [[New York (state)|New York]]. |
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==Early and family life== |
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Daniel Cruger was born in [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania|Sunbury]], [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania]], on December 22, 1780.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Crown to Csoros|url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crowninshield-crystal.html|access-date=2021-03-26|website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref> He was the son of Daniel Cruger, Sr. and Elizabeth (née Wheaton) Cruger. He graduated from [[Georgetown University]] in 1802. He married twice. His first wife, Hannah (née Clement) Cruger, died in 1831. His second wife, Lydia Boggs Shepherd, was the wealthy widow of [[Moses Sheperd]], a relation of the prominent Virginia Duke Family, who was a man contractor of the [[National Road]]. They married on July 16, 1833, in Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia). |
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==Early career and military service== |
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==Life== |
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Cruger learned the printer's trade, and published the ''Owego Democrat'' in [[Owego (town), New York|Owego, New York]]. He studied law, was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1805, and commenced practice in [[Bath (village), New York|Bath, New York]]. Cruger served as a major in the [[War of 1812]]. |
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==Political career== |
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He was a member from [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]] and [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]] Counties of the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1814 to 1816, and again from Steuben County in 1826. Cruger served as [[Speaker of the New York State Assembly|Speaker]] during 1816. |
He was a member from [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]] and [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]] Counties of the [[New York State Assembly]] from 1814 to 1816, and again from Steuben County in 1826. Cruger served as [[Speaker of the New York State Assembly|Speaker]] during 1816. |
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Cruger was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican]] to the [[15th United States Congress|Fifteenth Congress]], and served from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1819. |
Cruger was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican]] to the [[15th United States Congress|Fifteenth Congress]], and served from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819. |
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Hewas District Attorney of the Seventh District of New York from 1815 to 1818, and of [[Steuben County, New York]], from 1818 to 1821. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law. |
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Daniel Cruger is buried at the Stone Church Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia. |
Daniel Cruger is buried at the Stone Church Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia. |
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{{succession box | before = [[Samuel Young (New York)|Samuel Young]] | title = [[Speaker of the New York State Assembly]] | years = 1816 | after = [[David Woods]]}} |
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Daniel Cruger
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New York State Assembly | |
In office 1826 | |
District attorney (Steuben County) | |
In office 1818–1821 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district | |
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Avery Oliver C. Comstock |
Succeeded by | Caleb Baker Jonathan Richmond |
District attorney (7th Dist.) | |
In office 1815–1818 | |
Speaker of the New York State Assembly | |
In office 1816 | |
New York State Assembly | |
In office 1814–1816 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1780-12-22)December 22, 1780 Sunbury, Pennsylvania |
Died | July 12, 1843(1843-07-12) (aged 62) Wheeling, Virginia, now West Virginia |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse(s) | Hannah Clement Lydia Boggs Shepherd |
Education | Georgetown University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
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Daniel Cruger (December 22, 1780 – July 12, 1843)[1] was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from New York.
Daniel Cruger was born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, on December 22, 1780.[2] He was the son of Daniel Cruger, Sr. and Elizabeth (née Wheaton) Cruger. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1802. He married twice. His first wife, Hannah (née Clement) Cruger, died in 1831. His second wife, Lydia Boggs Shepherd, was the wealthy widow of Moses Sheperd, a relation of the prominent Virginia Duke Family, who was a man contractor of the National Road. They married on July 16, 1833, in Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Cruger learned the printer's trade, and published the Owego DemocratinOwego, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1805, and commenced practice in Bath, New York. Cruger served as a major in the War of 1812.
He was a member from Allegany and Steuben Counties of the New York State Assembly from 1814 to 1816, and again from Steuben County in 1826. Cruger served as Speaker during 1816.
Cruger was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress, and served from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819.
He was District Attorney of the Seventh District of New York from 1815 to 1818, and of Steuben County, New York, from 1818 to 1821. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.
Daniel Cruger is buried at the Stone Church Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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