Nicholas Sickles (September 11, 1801 – May 13, 1845) was an American attorney and

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in the U.S. state of

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. From 1835 to 1837, he represented New York in the

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for one term.

Biography

Sickles was born in

Kinderhook, New York Kinderhook is a town in the northern part of Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 8,330 at the 2020 census,U.S. Census, 2020, 'Kinderhook town, Columbia County, New York' making it the most populous municipality in Columb ...

. He attended private schools and Kinderhook Academy before studying law. He was

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in 1823 and commenced practice in

Kingston, New York Kingston is the only Administrative divisions of New York#City, city in, and the county seat of, Ulster County, New York, United States. It is north of New York City and south of Albany, New York, Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grou ...

Congress

He was elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress, serving from December 7, 1835, to March 3, 1837. After leaving Congress, he served as prosecuting attorney of

Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston, ...

in 1836 and 1837. Sickles served as surrogate of Ulster County from January 1, 1844, until his death in

on May 13, 1845. He is interred in Houghtaling Burying Ground in Kingston.

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