John Cramer was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1833 to 1837.

Early life and education

He was born in

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on May 17, 1779. He attended the rural schools and was graduated from

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in 1801. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waterford. He was a presidential elector on the ticket of

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and George Clinton in 1804.

Career

Cramer was appointed a master in chancery in 1805, and served as a member of the

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in 1806 and 1811. He served in the

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, and was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1821.

Congress

He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837).

Later career

He served again as a member of the State assembly in 1842.

Death

Cramer died in Waterford on June 1, 1870. His interment was in Waterford Rural Cemetery.

References

1779 births 1870 deaths Union College (New York) alumni Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature {{NewYork-Representative-stub