Isaac B. VAN HOUTEN, Congress, NY (1776-1850)

1776-1850

VAN HOUTEN, Isaac B., a Representative from New York; born in Clarkstown (now New City), Rockland County, N.Y., June 4, 1776; attended the common schools; engaged in milling and agricultural pursuits; member of the State assembly 1833-1835; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835); resumed his former business pursuits; died in Clarkstown (now New City), N.Y., August 16, 1850; interment in the family burying ground on his estate near Clarkstown.

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