Henry Roelif Brinkerhoff (September 23, 1787 – April 30, 1844) was a

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, cousin of

Jacob Brinkerhoff Jacob Brinkerhoff (August 31, 1810 – July 19, 1880) was an American jurist, Congressman, and author of the Wilmot Proviso. Life and career Brinkerhoff was born in Niles, Cayuga County, New York. He was schooled at the academy at Prattsburgh, ...

. Born in

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, Brinkerhoff moved with his parents to

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, in 1793. He attended the country schools. Commanded a company of militia in the War of 1812, distinguishing himself in the Battle of Queenstown Heights. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the State assembly in 1828 and 1829. Senior major general of the New York State Militia in 1824. Commanded the military escort which accompanied General Lafayette in his progress through the State. He moved to

Huron County, Ohio Huron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,565. Its county seat is Norwalk. The county was created in 1809 and later organized in 1815. Huron County is included in the Norwalk, O ...

, in 1837. Brinkerhoff was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress and served from March 4, 1843, until his death in

, April 30, 1844. He was interred in the Pioneer Cemetery,

Plymouth, Ohio Plymouth is a village in Huron and Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,857 at the 2010 census. The Richland County portion of Plymouth is part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Huron County ...

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