Abraham Bockee

Abraham Bockee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byEdmund H. Pendleton
Succeeded byObadiah Titus
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831
Preceded byThomas Taber II
Succeeded byEdmund H. Pendleton
Member of the New York Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
1842–1845
Preceded byHenry A. Livingston
Succeeded bySaxton Smith
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Dutchess County district
In office
1820–1820
First Judge of the Dutchess County Court
In office
1846–1846
Personal details
Born(1784-02-03)February 3, 1784
Shekomeko, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 1865(1865-06-01) (aged 81)
Shekomeko, New York, U.S.
Resting placeEstate in Shekomeko, New York
PartyFederalist (early)
Jacksonian
SpouseMartha Oakley
Children6, including Catharine Jerusha, Mary, Jesse Oakley, Alexander Phoenix, Isaac Smith, Phoenix
Alma materUnion College (1803)
OccupationLawyer, politician, farmer, judge

Abraham Bockee (February 3, 1784 – June 1, 1865) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served three non-consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1829 to 1831 and from 1833 to 1837, and later served in the New York State Senate.

Early life and education

Bockee was born on February 3, 1784, in Shekomeko, New York, in what is now Dutchess County.[1] He attended the public schools and graduated from Union College in 1803.[1]

He studied law in Poughkeepsie, was admitted to the bar in 1806, and practiced in Poughkeepsie until 1815, when he returned to Shekomeko to engage in agricultural pursuits.[1]

Political career

State Assembly

Bockee was a Federalist member of the New York State Assembly (Dutchess County) in 1820.[1]

U.S. Congress

He was elected as a Jacksonian to the 21st United States Congress, representing New York's 5th congressional district, and served from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1831.[1]

He was elected again to the 23rd and 24th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1837.[1] He served as Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture during the 23rd and 24th Congresses.[1]

State Senate

He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd District) from 1842 to 1845, sitting in the 65th, 66th, 67th, and 68th New York State Legislatures.[1]

Judicial career

He was First Judge of the Dutchess County Court in 1846.[2]

Personal life

Bockee married Martha Oakley, and they had six children: Catharine Jerusha, Mary, Jesse Oakley, Alexander Phoenix, Isaac Smith, and Phoenix.[2]

Death

Bockee died on June 1, 1865, in Shekomeko, New York, and was buried on his estate there.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "BOCKEE, Abraham". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century. 1901. p. 125. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
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