Daniel Avery
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Daniel Avery was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Groton
, Connecticut, he attended the common schools and was appointed ensign in the Sixth Company, Eighth Regiment of the Connecticut Militia, and served as lieutenant and captain until May 1794. He moved to Aurora
, Cayuga County
, New York in 1795 and subsequently became the owner of a large tract of land which was farmed by tenants. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1815. He was elected to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Enos T. Throop
and served from September 30, 1816 to March 3, 1817.
Avery married Alice Anne Brown, of Bristol having one son Daniel Dudley Avery (1810–1879).
Avery resumed the management of his estate and was connected with the land office at Albany
for twenty years. He died in Aurora in 1842; interment was in Oak Glen Cemetery.
Groton, Connecticut
Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 39,907 at the 2000 census....
, Connecticut, he attended the common schools and was appointed ensign in the Sixth Company, Eighth Regiment of the Connecticut Militia, and served as lieutenant and captain until May 1794. He moved to Aurora
Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
Aurora is a village and college town in Cayuga County, in the Town of Ledyard, north of Ithaca, New York, United States. The village had a population of 720 at the 2000 census, of which more than 400 were college students....
, Cayuga County
Cayuga County, New York
Cayuga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Its county seat is Auburn.- History :...
, New York in 1795 and subsequently became the owner of a large tract of land which was farmed by tenants. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1811 to March 3, 1815. He was elected to the Fourteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Enos T. Throop
Enos T. Throop
Enos Thompson Throop was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who was the tenth Governor of New York from 1829 to 1832.-Early life and career:...
and served from September 30, 1816 to March 3, 1817.
Avery married Alice Anne Brown, of Bristol having one son Daniel Dudley Avery (1810–1879).
Avery resumed the management of his estate and was connected with the land office at Albany
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
for twenty years. He died in Aurora in 1842; interment was in Oak Glen Cemetery.