Eliphalet Wickes (April 1, 1769June 7, 1850) was an American politician and a member of the

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from

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. He was born on April 1, 1769, in Huntington on

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in the

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. During the

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, he was employed as an express rider. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in

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. He was elected as a

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to the Ninth Congress, which met from March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807. He was appointed the first

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of Jamaica, Long Island, New York on July 1, 1797, and he served until April 1, 1806. He was re-appointed on January 1, 1807, and he served until April 27, 1835. He served as District Attorney of Queens County from 1818 to 1821; he also held a judicial appointment as

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. He died in

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on June 7, 1850. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

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1769 births 1850 deaths Politicians from Queens, New York People from Huntington, New York New York (state) postmasters Queens County (New York) district attorneys Masters in chancery Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Burials at Oakwood Cemetery (Troy, New York) 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{NewYork-Representative-stub