Henry Crocheron | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817 | |
Preceded by | John Lefferts Ebenezer Sage |
Succeeded by | Tredwell Scudder George Townsend |
Personal details | |
Born | Staten Island, Province of New York, British America | December 26, 1772
Died | November 8, 1819 Staten Island, New York, U.S. | (aged 46)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Henry Crocheron (December 26, 1772 – November 8, 1819) was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Jacob Crocheron.
Born on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, Crocheron attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Northfield. He was the Supervisor of Northfield from 1808 to 1814.
Crocheron was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817). He served as captain of militia in 1818. He died in New Springville neighborhood of Staten Island on November 8, 1819. He was interred in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Richmond County, Staten Island, New York.