William Paulding Jr. | |
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| 56th and 58th Mayor of New York City | |
| In office 1825–1826 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Allen |
| Succeeded by | Philip Hone |
| In office 1827–1829 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Hone |
| Succeeded by | Walter Bowne |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | |
| Preceded by | Gurdon S. Mumford |
| Succeeded by | Egbert Benson |
| 4th and 6th Adjutant General of New York | |
| In office 1809–1810 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | Solomon van Rensselaer |
| In office 1811–1813 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon van Rensselaer |
| Succeeded by | Solomon van Rensselaer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1770 Philipsburgh, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | February 11, 1854 (aged 83) Tarrytown, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Maria Rhinehander |
| Relations | James Kirke Paulding (brother) |
| Children | Frederick W. Paulding |
William Paulding Jr. (March 7, 1770 – February 11, 1854) was a United States Representative from New York and the 56th and 58th Mayor of New York City. He was the Adjutant General of New York for two non-consecutive terms.
Early life
Paulding was born in Philipsburgh (now Tarrytown) in the Province of New York on March 7, 1770. He was the son of William Paulding Sr. (1735–1835) and the brother of Julia Paulding (wife of U.S. Representative William Irving) Catharine Paulding (wife of Mordecai Hale), and James Kirke Paulding, the United States Secretary of the Navy under President Martin Van Buren. Paulding was a cousin of Revolutionary war hero John Paulding, one of the captors of Major John André.[1]
Career
He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New York.
He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1813, and was a brigadier general of the New York militia. He served in the War of 1812 and was a delegate to the New York constitutional convention in 1821.
Paulding was Adjutant General of New York. From 1824 to 1826 he was Mayor of New York City.
Personal life
Paulding was married to Maria Rhinehander (1784–1851),[2] and commissioned Lyndhurst near Tarrytown, the extant mansion designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, later owned by merchant George Merritt, and railroad tycoon Jay Gould. Together, they were the parents of:[3]
- Frederick W. Paulding (1811–1858), the father of Julia Rhinelander Paulding who married Col. Richard Irving Dodge.[4]
He died in Tarrytown on February 11, 1854. He was buried in the Paulding family vault at the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York.[5]
Legacy
Paulding Avenue in the Wakefield, Williamsbridge, and Morris Park sections of The Bronx is named after him.
References
- ↑ "John Paulding Medal Found" (PDF). The New York Times. May 10, 1896. p. 5. ProQuest 964636726. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ↑ Courts, New York (State) (1892). The New York State Reporter: Containing All the Current Decisions of the Courts of Record of New York State ... W.C. Little & Company. p. 483. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ Greene, Richard Henry; Stiles, Henry Reed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett; Morrison, George Austin; Mott, Hopper Striker; Totten, John Reynolds; Pitman, Harold Minot; Forest, Louis Effingham De; Ditmas, Charles Andrew; Mann, Conklin; Maynard, Arthur S. (1955). The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p. 235. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ Kime, Wayne R. (2006). Colonel Richard Irving Dodge: The Life and Times of a Career Army Officer. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 477. ISBN 9780806137094. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ Perry, William Graves (1953). The Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow in North Tarrytown, New York. Boston, MA: Rand Press. p. 3.
External links
- United States Congress. "William Paulding Jr. (id: P000146)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- William Paulding Jr. at Find a Grave
