Bennet Bicknell

Bennet Bicknell (November 14, 1781 – September 15, 1841) was an American War of 1812 veteran and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1837 to 1839.

Biography Born in Mansfield, Connecticut, Bicknell attended the public schools. He married Lucinda Crane and they had four children.

Career Bicknell moved to Morrisville, New York, in 1808, and served in the War of 1812.

Political career He served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1812 and served in the New York State Senate from 1814 to 1818. He served as clerk of Madison County, New York from 1821 to 1825, and was editor of the Madison Observer.

Congress Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress, Bicknell was United States Representative for the twenty-third district of New York from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1839. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress.

Death Bicknell died in Morrisville, Madison County, New York, on September 15, 1841 (age 59 years, 305 days). He is interred at Morrisville Rural Cemetery.