Moses Warren (December 4, 1779 – February 6, 1845) was an American politician from

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Life

Born in

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, Warren was the son of Daniel Warren (1752–1833) and Abigail (Drury) Warren (1751–1840). In 1806, he removed to

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. In 1820, he made a well-received proposal to split the state of New York into legislative districts. He was Sheriff of

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from 1821 to 1825. He was a member of the

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(3rd D.) from 1828 to 1831, sitting in the 51st, 52nd,

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and

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s. He died at

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. A year after his death, His third son, also named Moses Warren, was appointed to a judgeship in Troy."Appointments by the Governor", ''New-York Tribune'' (March 30, 1846), p. 2.

References

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 127f, 147 and 405; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
''The History of Dublin, NH''
(Boston, 1855; pg. 410) 1779 births People from Peterborough, New Hampshire Sheriffs of Rensselaer County, New York New York (state) state senators People from Hoosick, New York Politicians from Troy, New York 1845 deaths 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature {{NewYork-politician-stub