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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkBennet BICKNELL
(1781-1841)
BICKNELL, Bennet, a
Representative from New York; born in Mansfield, Conn., November
14, 1781; attended the public schools; moved to Morrisville, N.Y.,
in 1808; served in the War of 1812; member of the State assembly in
1812; served in the State senate 1814-1818; clerk of Madison
County, N.Y., 1821-1825; editor of the Madison Observer; elected as
a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3,
1839); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the
Twenty-sixth Congress; died in Morrisville, Madison County, N.Y.,
September 15, 1841; interment in Morrisville Rural Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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