1. Aaron Vanderpoel was an American lawyer and politician who served as a US Representative from New York for three terms.
15 Facts About Aaron Vanderpoel
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Aaron Vanderpoel served from 1833 to 1837, and again from 1839 to 1841.
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Aaron Vanderpoel was a close friend of US President Martin Van Buren.
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Aaron Vanderpoel's great-grandparents were Arent Van Dyck and Heyltie Van Dyck.
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Aaron Vanderpoel then joined the British forces and commanded a company of refugees on Staten Island.
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Aaron Vanderpoel studied law with Peter van Schaack before completing his studies with his brother James Aaron Vanderpoel.
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Aaron Vanderpoel was admitted to the bar in 1820 and commenced practice in Kinderhook, New York.
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Aaron Vanderpoel went on to serve as member of the New York State Assembly from 1826 to 1830.
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Aaron Vanderpoel was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses.
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Aaron Vanderpoel was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1836 to the Twenty-fifth Congress.
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Aaron Vanderpoel was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress.
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Aaron Vanderpoel retired from Congress and settled in New York City.
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Aaron Vanderpoel served as judge of the superior court from 1842 to 1850.
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Aaron Vanderpoel died at his residence on 16th Street in New York City on July 18,1870, and was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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The funeral service for Aaron Vanderpoel was held at St George's Church in Stuyvesant Square.