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.
peter, wendover, peter, hercules, wendover, august, 1768, september, 1834, united, states, representative, from, york, serving, three, terms, from, 1815, 1821, contents, biography, congress, later, career, death, referencesbiography, editborn, york, city, wend. Peter Hercules Wendover August 1 1768 September 24 1834 was a United States Representative from New York serving three terms from 1815 to 1821 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Congress 1 2 Later career 1 3 Death 2 ReferencesBiography editBorn 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 Congress edit Wendover was elected as a Democratic Republican to the Fourteenth Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses March 4 1815 March 3 1821 Later career edit Afterward he served as the Sheriff of New York County New York from 1822 to 1825 Death edit He died in New York City on September 24 1834 and was buried in the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery References editUnited States Congress Peter H Wendover id W000293 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJotham Post Jr William Irving Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 2nd congressional district1815 1821 with William Irving 1815 19 and Henry Meigs 1819 21 Succeeded byChurchill C Cambreleng John J Morgan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter H Wendover amp oldid 1182249074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
