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Peter H. Wendover

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Peter Hercules Wendover (August 1, 1768 – September 24, 1834) was a United States Representative from New York.

Biography

Born in New York City, Wendover received a liberal schooling and held several local offices. He was a member of the volunteer fire department of New York City in 1796. He served as delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1801 and 1821 and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1804.

Wendover was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821). Afterward, he served as the Sheriff of New York County, New York from 1822 to 1825.

He died in New York City on September 24, 1834, and was buried in the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery.

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8 : 1768 births|1834 deaths|American people of Dutch descent|Members of the New York State Assembly|Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)|New York (state) Democratic-Republicans|Sheriffs of New York County, New York|Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives

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