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John De Mott

1790 – 1870

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Lived 1790 – 1870 (aged 79). John De Mott was an American politician.

John De Mott (October 7, 1790 – July 31, 1870) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from New York from 1845 to 1847.

Biography Born in Readington Township, New Jersey, De Mott moved to Herkimer County, New York, in 1793 with his parents, who settled in what is now the town of Lodi, Seneca County. He attended the common schools. He pursued an academic course. Major general of the Thirty-eighth Brigade of the State militia.

Early political career Supervisor in the town of Covert in 1823 and 1824 and of Lodi in 1826, 1827, 1829, and 1830. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Lodi, New York, for more than forty years. He served as member of the State assembly in 1833. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress.

Congress De Mott was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846.

Later career and death He resumed his former business pursuits and also engaged in the banking business.

He died in Lodi, New York, July 31, 1870. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Ovid, New York.

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United States representative, Member of the New York State Assembly

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Who was John De Mott?

American politician

When was John De Mott born?

John De Mott was born on 7 October 1790 in Readington.

When did John De Mott die?

John De Mott died on 31 July 1870 in Lodi.

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John De Mott was a politician.

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John De Mott was American.

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· Wikipedia: John De Mott

· Wikidata: Q6228976

· DBpedia: John De Mott

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