Andrew Wheeler Doig (July 24, 1799 – July 11, 1875) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1839 to 1843.

Biography

Born in

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, Doig pursued an academic course. He moved to

Lowville, New York Lowville is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 4,888 at the 2020 census,

, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as

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of Lowville in 1825, and as

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of Lewis County from 1825–1831. He was a member of the

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in 1832. He moved to

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, in 1833. He worked as the Cashier of the Lewis County Bank in 1833 and 1834. He returned to Lowville, where he served as surrogate of Lewis County from 1835–1840.

Tenure in Congress

Doig was elected as a

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to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843). He represented the Sixteenth District of New York both times.

Later career and death

He served as member of the board of directors and vice president of the Bank of Lowville 1843–1847. He moved to

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in 1849 and engaged in

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. He returned in 1850 to Lowville, New York, where he resided until late in life. He served as clerk in the

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, from 1853 to 1857. He died in

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, July 11, 1875. He was interred in the Rural Cemetery, Lowville, New York.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doig, Andrew Wheeler 1799 births 1875 deaths American bankers People from Lowville, New York Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Salem, New York People from Martinsburg, New York 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives