Preceded by William Taylor Name Bennet Bicknell Citizenship United States Party Democratic Party | Political party Democratic Party Battles and wars War of 1812 Spouse(s) Lucinda Crane Bicknell | |
Succeeded by Nehemiah H. Earll
Edward Rogers Born November 14, 1781
Mansfield, Connecticut ( 1781-11-14 ) Children Harrison C. Bicknell Julia Ann Matilda Bicknell Johnson
Harriet Bicknell Hatch
James Madison Bicknell Role Former New York State Senator Died September 15, 1841, Morrisville, New York, United States Previous office New York State Senator (1814–1818) | ||
Bennet Bicknell (November 14, 1781 – September 15, 1841) was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New York.
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Biography
Born in Mansfield, Connecticut, Bicknell attended the public schools. He married Lucinda Crane and they had four children, Harrison, Julia, Harriet, and James.
Career
Bicknell moved to Morrisville, New York, in 1808, and served in the War of 1812. 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.
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.