Peter Hager II (November 20, 1784 – January 26, 1854, in

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, then in Tompkins Co., now in

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) was an American politician from

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Life

He was the son of Capt. John Hager (ca. 1762–1818) and Nancy (Patchen) Hager (1764–1849). He married Amanda Smith (b. 1787), and they had ten children. Later he married Abigail Platt (b. 1794). Hager was a member of the

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representing

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in 1820–21,

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and

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. He was also a member of the

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(6th D.) from 1826 to 1829, sitting in the 49th, 50th, 51st and

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s. He was

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from 1832 to 1834. Hager was buried at the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Hector.

Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 126ff, 141, 199ff, 278 and 408; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
Hager genealogy
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''The Early Germans of New Jersey''
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