Nicholas Bartlett Doe (June 16, 1786 – December 6, 1856) was a

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from

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Biography

Born in New York City, Doe graduated from

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, in

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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and settled in

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to work as a lawyer. He was a member of the

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(Saratoga Co.) in

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. Doe was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Anson Brown. He took his seat on December 7, 1840, and served until March 3, 1841. After his term as representative, he resumed practicing law, and became trustee of the village of Waterford, Saratoga County, in 1841. Doe died at

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, December 6, 1856. He was interred in

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References

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