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{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (1789–1838)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = William B. Rochester

| name = William B. Rochester
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| caption =

| caption =

| state = [[New York (state)|New York]]

| state = [[New York (state)|New York]]

| district = [[New York's 20th congressional district|20th]]

| constituency = {{ushr|NY|20|C}} (1821–23)<br>{{ushr|NY|28|C}} (1823)

| term_start = December 3, 1821

| term_start = March 4, 1821

| term_end = April 21, 1823

| term_end = April 21, 1823

| predecessor = [[Caleb Baker]]<br />[[Jonathan Richmond]]

| predecessor = [[Caleb Baker]]<br>[[Jonathan Richmond]]

| successor = [[William Woods (congressman)|William Woods]]

| successor = [[Ela Collins]]<br>[[Egbert Ten Eyck]]

| birth_name = William Beatty Rochester

| birth_name = William Beatty Rochester

| birth_date = January 29, 1789

| birth_date = January 29, 1789

| birth_place = [[Hagerstown, Maryland]], U.S.

| birth_place = [[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown]], [[Maryland]]

| death_date = {{death date and age|1838|06|14|1789|01|29}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1838|06|14|1789|01|29}}

| death_place = Coast of [[North Carolina]], U.S.

| death_place = Coast of [[North Carolina]], U.S.

| resting_place =

| resting_place =

| education = [[Charlotte Hall Military Academy]]

| education = [[Charlotte Hall Military Academy]]

| parents = [[Nathaniel Rochester]]<br />Sophia Beatty

| parents = [[Nathaniel Rochester]]<br>Sophia Beatty

| spouse = {{marriage|Harriet Irwin<br>|1812|1815|reason=her death}}<br>{{marriage|Amanda Hopkins<br>|January 31, 1816|1831|reason=her death}}<br>{{marriage|Eliza Hatch Powers<br>1832|1885|reason=his death}}

| spouse = {{plainlist|

*{{marriage|Harriet Irwin|1812|1815|reason=died}}

*{{marriage|Amanda Hopkins|January 31, 1816|1831|reason=died}}

*{{marriage|Eliza Hatch Powers|1832}}

}}

| children = 8

| children = 8

| relations = [[Thomas H. Rochester|Thomas Rochester]] (brother)

| relations = [[Thomas H. Rochester|Thomas Rochester]] (brother)

| party = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]

| party = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]

}}

}}

'''William Beatty Rochester''' (January 29, 1789 [[Hagerstown, Maryland]] – June 14, 1838) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name="WBRbioguide">{{cite web|title=ROCHESTER, William Beatty – Biographical Information|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000360|website=bioguide.congress.gov|publisher=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref>

'''William Beatty Rochester''' (January 29, 1789 [[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown]], [[Washington County, Maryland]] – June 14, 1838) was an American lawyer and politician from [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name="WBRbioguide">{{cite web|title=ROCHESTER, William Beatty - Biographical Information|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000360|website=bioguide.congress.gov|publisher=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|accessdate=5 September 2017}}</ref>


==Early life==

==Early life==
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During the [[War of 1812]], Rochester was an [[aide-de-camp]] to Gen. George McClure. After the war, he studied law with his uncle Judge Adam Beatty and with [[Henry Clay]], was admitted to the bar, and began practice in [[Bath (village), New York|Bath, New York]]. Later, he removed to [[Angelica, New York]].

During the [[War of 1812]], Rochester was an [[aide-de-camp]] to Gen. George McClure. After the war, he studied law with his uncle Judge Adam Beatty and with [[Henry Clay]], was admitted to the bar, and began practice in [[Bath (village), New York|Bath, New York]]. Later, he removed to [[Angelica, New York]].


Rochester was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] ([[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]] and [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]] Co.) in [[40th New York State Legislature|1816-17]] and [[41st New York State Legislature|1818]]. Rochester was a [[presidential elector]] in [[1820 United States presidential election|1820]], voting for [[James Monroe]] and [[Daniel D. Tompkins]].<ref name="WBRbioguide"/>

Rochester was a member of the [[New York State Assembly]] ([[Allegany County, New York|Allegany]] and [[Steuben County, New York|Steuben]] Co.) in [[40th New York State Legislature|1816-17]] and [[41st New York State Legislature|1818]]. Rochester was a [[presidential elector]] in [[United States presidential election, 1820|1820]], voting for [[James Monroe]] and [[Daniel D. Tompkins]].<ref name="WBRbioguide"/>


Rochester was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] to the [[17th United States Congress|17th]], and re-elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the [[18th United States Congress]], holding office from December 3, 1821, until 1823. He was appointed as Judge of the [[New York State Circuit Courts|Eight Circuit Court]] on April 21, 1823, and resigned from the House of Representatives.<ref name="Hough1858">{{cite book|last1=Hough|first1=Franklin|title=The New York Civil List: Containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time|date=1858|publisher=Weed, Parsons and Co.|url=https://archive.org/details/newyorkcivillis00houggoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/newyorkcivillis00houggoog/page/n217 191]|accessdate=5 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> He resigned from the bench to run on the [[Bucktails]] ticket for [[Governor of New York]] in [[1826 New York gubernatorial election|1826]], but was narrowly defeated by [[DeWitt Clinton]].<ref name="WBRbioguide"/>

Rochester was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] to the [[17th United States Congress|17th]], and re-elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the [[18th United States Congress]], holding office from December 3, 1821 until 1823. He was appointed as Judge of the [[New York State Circuit Courts|Eight Circuit Court]] on April 21, 1823 and resigned from the House of Representatives.<ref name="Hough1858">{{cite book|last1=Hough|first1=Franklin|title=The New York Civil List: Containing the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time|date=1858|publisher=Weed, Parsons and Co.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA191|accessdate=5 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> He resigned from the bench to run on the [[Bucktails]] ticket for [[Governor of New York]] in [[New York gubernatorial election, 1826|1826]], but was narrowly defeated by [[DeWitt Clinton]].<ref name="WBRbioguide"/>


He was Secretary to the Special Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to [[Colombia]] in 1826, and [[Chargé d'affaires]] to Central America in 1827–28.<ref name="state">{{cite web|title=William Beatty Rochester|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/rochester-william-beatty|website=history.state.gov|publisher=Department History – Office of the Historian|accessdate=5 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed Chargé d'Affaires of Guatemala on March 3, 1827, and was commissioned to the Republic of Central America. He reached Central America, but returned to the United States without presenting credentials.<ref name="state"/><ref name="Jackson1980">{{cite book|last1=Jackson|first1=Andrew|title=The Papers of Andrew Jackson: 1825–1828|date=1980|publisher=[[University of Tennessee Press]]|isbn=9781572331747|page=247|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1BQxwXAs6AC&pg=PA247|accessdate=5 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>

He was Secretary to the Special Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to [[Colombia]] in 1826, and [[Chargé d'affaires]] to Central America in 1827-28.<ref name="state">{{cite web|title=William Beatty Rochester|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/rochester-william-beatty|website=history.state.gov|publisher=Department History - Office of the Historian|accessdate=5 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> He was appointed Chargé d'Affaires of Guatemala on March 3, 1827 and was commissioned to the Republic of Central America. He reached Central America, but returned to the United States without presenting credentials.<ref name="state"/><ref name="Jackson1980">{{cite book|last1=Jackson|first1=Andrew|title=The Papers of Andrew Jackson: 1825-1828|date=1980|publisher=[[University of Tennessee Press]]|isbn=9781572331747|page=247|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1BQxwXAs6AC&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247|accessdate=5 September 2017|language=en}}</ref>


===Later career===

===Later career===

In 1828, he was appointed by [[Nicholas Biddle (banker)|Nicholas Biddle]] as president of the branch of the [[Second Bank of the United States]] at [[Buffalo, New York]], remaining there until 1836.<ref name="WBRbioguide"/> He later served as president of the Bank of [[Pensacola, Florida]] and a director of the Alabama and Florida Railroad.<ref name="WBRbioguide"/>

In 1828, he was appointed by [[Nicholas Biddle (banker)|Nicholas Biddle]] as President of the branch of the [[Second Bank of the United States]] at [[Buffalo, New York]], remaining there until 1836.<ref name="WBRbioguide"/> He later served as President of the Bank of [[Pensacola, Florida]] and a director of the Alabama and Florida Railroad.<ref name="WBRbioguide"/>


==Personal life==

==Personal life==
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* Harriet Louisa Rochester (1821–1854), who married Hugh L. Bull<ref name="rochester"/>

* Harriet Louisa Rochester (1821–1854), who married Hugh L. Bull<ref name="rochester"/>

* Sophia Elizabeth Rochester (1823–1824)<ref name="rochester"/>

* Sophia Elizabeth Rochester (1823–1824)<ref name="rochester"/>

[[File:William B. Rochester (US Army Paymaster General).jpg|thumb|right|150px|Brig General William Beatty Rochester Jr [[Paymaster-General of the United States Army]] 1882–1890]]

[[File:William B. Rochester (US Army Paymaster General).jpg|thumb|right|150px|Brig General William Beatty Rochester Jr [[Paymaster-General of the United States Army]] 1882-1890]]

* William Beatty Rochester, Jr. (1826–1909), a [[Brigadier General (United States)|brigadier general]] of the [[United States Army]]<ref name="rochester"/>

* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42408733/william-beatty-rochester William Beatty Rochester, Jr.] (1826–1909), a [[Brigadier General (United States)|Brigadier General]] of the [[United States Army]]<ref name="rochester"/>

* Nathaniel Elie Rochester (1829–1833).<ref name="rochester"/>

* Nathaniel Elie Rochester (1829–1833).<ref name="rochester"/>


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== External links ==

== External links ==

* {{Find a Grave|7685932}}

* {{CongBio|R000360}}

* {{CongBio|R000360}}


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