About Richard P. Herrick
Lived 1791 – 1846 (aged 55). Richard P. Herrick was an American politician.
Richard Platt Herrick (March 23, 1791 – June 20, 1846) was a U.S. representative from New York.
Biography Richard P. Herrick was born in Greenbush (now Rensselaer), Rensselaer County, New York on March 23, 1791. He was educated locally, trained as a merchant, and owned and operated a general store.
Herrick served in local office, including secretary of the health board, school board member, member of the village board of trustees and president of the board. He served in the New York State Assembly in 1839.
Herrick was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1845 until his death in Washington, D.C. on June 20, 1846.
He was interred at Greenbush Cemetery in Rensselaer. There is a cenotaph to his memory at Congressional Cemetery.
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Who was Richard P. Herrick?
American politician (1791–1846)
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Richard P. Herrick was born on 23 March 1791 in Rensselaer.
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Richard P. Herrick died on 20 June 1846 in Washington, D.C..
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Richard P. Herrick was a politician.
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