John R. Drake

John Reuben Drake ( * November 28, 1782 in Pleasant Valley, New York, † March 21, 1857 in Owego, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1817 and 1819 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Reuben Drake was born during the War of Independence in Pleasant Valley in Dutchess County. He completed his preliminary studies. After that he went commercial transactions after and worked in agriculture. In 1813 he was Suptervisor of the Town of Owego in Tioga County. He was 1815-1823 First Judge in Broome County. During this time he sat 1817-1819 in the New York State Assembly.

As opponents of a strong central government, he joined at that time, which was founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1816 for the 15th Congress, he was in the 15th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded James Birdsall and Jabez D. Hammond took on March 4, 1817 which had previously together represent the district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He retired after March 3, 1819 from the Congress.

Between 1833 and 1838 he was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Tioga County. During this time he was sitting again in 1834 in the New York State Assembly. Between 1841 and 1845 he was president of the Village of Owego. On March 21, 1857, he died in Owego, and was then buried in the Evergreen Cemetery.