Reuben Whallon

Reuben Whallon ( born December 7, 1776 in Bedminster, New Jersey, † April 15, 1843 in Essex, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1833 and 1835, he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Reuben Whallon was born during the War of Independence in Bedminster and grew up there. During this time he attended community schools. He moved to Argyle in Washington County. On March 13, 1806 he was appointed Justice of the Peace in the township of Argyle - a position which he held until 1811. He then moved in 1814 to Essex in Essex County. In the following years he became a great landowner. He worked as a farmer and merchant, but also operated a mill and ironworks. Between 1803 and 1814 he served in the National Guard of New York, where he rose from Captain to Major in the course of time. He sat in the years 1808, 1809 and 1811 in the New York State Assembly and served as supervisor of the Town of Essex in 1818, 1819, 1827 and 1828. In 1831 he was First Judge at the Court of Common Pleas in Essex County. He held the post until 1838. Politically, he belongs to the Jacksonian Group.

In the congressional elections of 1832 for the 23th Congress, he was in the 13th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William G. Angel on March 4, 1833. He retired after the March 3, 1835 out of the Congress. As a Congressman he had presided over the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings.

After his conference time he went back to his previous transactions. He died on April 15, 1843 at his estate in Whallons Bay ( Town of Essex ) and was then buried in the Whallons Bay Cemetery.