Edmund Henry PENDLETON, Congress, NY (1788-1862)

PENDLETON, Edmund Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Savannah, Ga., in 1788; received a liberal schooling; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced for several years in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y.; county judge of Dutchess County 1830-1840; was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1833); died in New York City February 25, 1862; interment in St. James’ Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present