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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New YorkJared Valentine PECK
(1816-1891)
PECK, Jared Valentine, a
Representative from New York; born in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., September 21, 1816; attended the common schools;
engaged in the lumber, brick, hardware, and building-material
business; auditor for the town of Rye in 1844 and 1845; member of
the State assembly in 1848; elected as a Democrat to the
Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1854; resumed his former business
pursuits; appointed warden of the port of New York by Governor
Morgan in 1859, with residence in New York City, and served until
1865; one of the founders of the Union League Club; returned to
Westchester County and settled in Rye; member of the town board of
auditors; died in Rye, Westchester County, N.Y., December 25, 1891;
interment in Greenwood Union Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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