David A. Ogden
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David A. Ogden was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Morristown, New Jersey
, he was the son of Sarah Frances (Ludlow) and Abraham Ogden
. Ogden attended King's College (now Columbia University
), New York City. He studied law and was admitted to the bar
in November of 1791, beginning practice in Newark, New Jersey
. He became counselor at law in New Jersey in 1796. He was concerned in the negotiations as to whether Aaron Burr
, also from Newark and an executor of his grandfather's will, or Thomas Jefferson became president after the election of 1800, and was widely thought to have tried to get Burr become president. Alexander Hamilton
was for a time a legal partner with Ogden and his brother Thomas Ludlow.
Ogden with his brothers Thomas Ludlow and Gouverneur developed through the Ogden Land Company huge tracts of northern New York state. Through their position as counsel to the Holland Land Company
, David and Thomas Ogden influenced the settlement of western New York, the construction of the Erie Canal
, the determination of property law in New York, even political competition in the Republican party.
Ogden moved to Hamilton (now Waddington), St. Lawrence County, New York, and built a large mansion on Ogden Island. He served as associate judge of the court of common pleas from 1811 to 1815. He also served as member of the State assembly in 1814 and 1815.
Ogden was elected as a Federalist
to the Fifteenth Congress
(March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1818 to the Sixteenth
Congress. He was the first judge of the court of common pleas 1820–1824 and 1825–1829, and was one of the commissioners to settle the boundary between Canada and the United States.
Ogden died in Montreal, Canada, on June 9, 1829 and was interred in Brookside Cemetery, Waddington, New York.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 18,411. It is the county seat of Morris County. Morristown became characterized as "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the...
, he was the son of Sarah Frances (Ludlow) and Abraham Ogden
Abraham Ogden
Abraham Ogden was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1791 to 1798 and negotiated the Treaty of New York in 1796.-Biography:...
. Ogden attended King's College (now Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
), New York City. He studied law and was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in November of 1791, beginning practice in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
. He became counselor at law in New Jersey in 1796. He was concerned in the negotiations as to whether Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr, Jr. was an important political figure in the early history of the United States of America. After serving as a Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War, Burr became a successful lawyer and politician...
, also from Newark and an executor of his grandfather's will, or Thomas Jefferson became president after the election of 1800, and was widely thought to have tried to get Burr become president. Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...
was for a time a legal partner with Ogden and his brother Thomas Ludlow.
Ogden with his brothers Thomas Ludlow and Gouverneur developed through the Ogden Land Company huge tracts of northern New York state. Through their position as counsel to the Holland Land Company
Holland Land Company
The Holland Land Company was a purchaser of the western two-thirds of the western New York land tract known as the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. This tract was known thereafter as The Holland Purchase...
, David and Thomas Ogden influenced the settlement of western New York, the construction of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
, the determination of property law in New York, even political competition in the Republican party.
Ogden moved to Hamilton (now Waddington), St. Lawrence County, New York, and built a large mansion on Ogden Island. He served as associate judge of the court of common pleas from 1811 to 1815. He also served as member of the State assembly in 1814 and 1815.
Ogden was elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
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to the Fifteenth Congress
15th United States Congress
-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Daniel D. Tompkins * President pro tempore:** John Gaillard , elected March 4, 1817** James Barbour , elected February 15, 1819- House of Representatives :*Speaker: Henry Clay -Members:...
(March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1818 to the Sixteenth
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
Congress. He was the first judge of the court of common pleas 1820–1824 and 1825–1829, and was one of the commissioners to settle the boundary between Canada and the United States.
Ogden died in Montreal, Canada, on June 9, 1829 and was interred in Brookside Cemetery, Waddington, New York.