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Nicholas Sickles

Nicholas Sickles

American politician


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.

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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]


Notes

  1. Lanman, Charles (1866). Dictionary of the United States Congress. Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library. p. 341. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. Ulster County, N.Y., and County Legislature (1921). Proceedings of the Ulster County Legislature. Ulster County, N.Y. County Legislature. p. 313. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

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