Daniel Cruger

Daniel Cruger
Daniel Cruger
New York State Assembly
	In office; 1826
District attorney (Steuben County)
	In office; 1818–1821
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 20th district
	In office; March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by	Daniel Avery; Oliver C. Comstock
Succeeded by	Caleb Baker; Jonathan Richmond
District attorney (7th Dist.)
	In office; 1815–1818
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
	In office; 1816
New York State Assembly
	In office; 1814–1816
Personal details
Born	December 22, 1780; Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Died	July 12, 1843 (aged 62); Wheeling, Virginia, now West Virginia
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Hannah Clement; Lydia Boggs Shepherd
Education	Georgetown University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	War of 1812

Daniel Cruger (December 22, 1780 – July 12, 1843)^[1] was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from New York.

Early and family life

Daniel Cruger was born in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, on December 22, 1780.^[2] He was the son of Daniel Cruger, Sr. and Elizabeth (née Wheaton) Cruger. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1802. He married twice. His first wife, Hannah (née Clement) Cruger, died in 1831. His second wife, Lydia Boggs Shepherd, was the wealthy widow of Moses Sheperd, a relation of the prominent Virginia Duke Family, who was a man contractor of the National Road. They married on July 16, 1833, in Ohio County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Early career and military service

Cruger learned the printer's trade, and published the Owego Democrat in Owego, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1805, and commenced practice in Bath, New York. Cruger served as a major in the War of 1812.

Political career

He was a member from Allegany and Steuben Counties of the New York State Assembly from 1814 to 1816, and again from Steuben County in 1826. Cruger served as Speaker during 1816.

Cruger was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress, and served from March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819.

He was District Attorney of the Seventh District of New York from 1815 to 1818, and of Steuben County, New York, from 1818 to 1821. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.

Daniel Cruger is buried at the Stone Church Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia.

References

^ "CRUGER, Daniel". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Crown to Csoros". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

External links

United States Congress. "Daniel Cruger (id: C000954)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
[1] Political Graveyard

Political offices
Preceded by Samuel Young	Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1816	Succeeded by David Woods
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Daniel Avery, Oliver C. Comstock	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district 1817–1819 with Oliver C. Comstock	Succeeded by Caleb Baker, Jonathan Richmond