Matthias Jacob Bovee (July 24, 1793 – September 12, 1872) was an American farmer and politician who served one term as a

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from 1835 to 1837.

Biography

Born in

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, Bovee attended the rural school until the death of his father in 1807, then taught school in winter and worked the family farm in summer. He married Elizabeth Bovee, daughter of Isacc Bovee.

Career

Bovee was a school teacher who engaged in mercantile pursuits such as railroads and banks. In 1815 and served as chairman of the town of Amsterdam. He also served as member of the county board of supervisors. In the 1820's he was a member of the New York militia. He was elected a member of the State assembly in 1826 and served as Trustee of the village of Amsterdam in 1831.

Congress

Elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, Bovee was United States Representative for the fifteenth district of New York from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1837. Afterward, he returned to Amsterdam and resumed mercantile pursuits.

Later career

In June 1843, Bovee moved to

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, and two months later settled near Eagle, Waukesha County. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was also Justice of the Peace for 10 years.

Death

Bovee died in

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, on September 12, 1872 (age 79 years, 50 days). He is

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at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Eagle, Wisconsin. His sister Polly (Mary) was the wife of Congressman

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