Eliphalet Wickes

Eliphalet Wickes ( born April 1, 1769 in Huntington, New York, † June 7, 1850 in Troy, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1805 and 1807, he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Eliphalet Wickes worked during the time of the American Revolution as an express rider. He then studied law and began after receiving his license to practice law in Jamaica ( New York) to practice. On 1 July 1797 he was appointed the first postmaster of Jamaica, a position which he held until April 1, 1806. During this time joined because of his political views, founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1804 Wickes was the first electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Samuel Riker on March 4, 1805. Since he resigned in 1806 to run again, he retired after the March 3, 1807 out of the Congress. On January 1, 1807 Wickes was appointed for the second time postmaster of Jamaica and held this office until April 27, 1835. Wickes was 1818-1821 served as District Attorney of Queens, and later on as the master New York Court of Chancery. He died on 7 June 1850 in Troy and was then buried in the Oakwood Cemetery.