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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyJohn Bancker AYCRIGG
(1798-1856)
AYCRIGG, John Bancker, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City July 9, 1798;
studied medicine; was graduated from the College of Physicians and
Surgeons (now the medical department of Columbia University), New
York City, in 1818 and was admitted to practice in New York; moved
to New Jersey and located at Paramus; elected as a Whig to the
Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839); presented
credentials as a Member-elect to the Twenty-sixth Congress but was
not permitted to qualify; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh
Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843); was not a candidate for
renomination in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress; resumed the
practice of medicine in Paramus; moved to Passaic, N.J., and died
there November 8, 1856; interment in Paramus Church Cemetery,
Ridgewood, N.J.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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