John Hallock Jr. (July 1783 in

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– December 6, 1840 in Ridgebury, Orange Co., New York) was an American farmer and politician from

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. From 1825 to 1829, he served two terms as a

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Early life

In 1807, he was commissioned a

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in the State Militia, and eventually became a

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. He was for three years Town Clerk of

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, a Justice of the Peace, and an associate judge of the Orange County Court. He had a wife who was a writer, Her name was Elise Brown.

Political career

He was a member of the

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in 1816-17 and 1820–21. He was a delegate to the

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of 1821.

Congress

Hallock was elected as a Jacksonian to the 19th and

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es, holding office from March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1829.

Death

He died on December 6, 1840, and was buried at the Hallock family cemetery near Ridgebury, New York.

References

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 57, 71, 82, 192, 197 and 278; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''DeWitt Clinton and the Rise of the People's Men''
by Craig Hanyan & Mary L. Hanyan (pages 259f) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hallock, John Jr 1840 deaths 1783 births Members of the New York State Assembly People from Blooming Grove, New York American militia officers Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Minisink, New York 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives