Bennet Bicknell

Bennet Bicknell (November 14, 1781 – September 15, 1841) was an American War of 1812 veteran and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1837 to 1839.

Bennet Bicknell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 23rd district
In office March 4, 1837 (1837-03-04) – March 3, 1839 (1839-03-03)
Preceded by	William Taylor
Succeeded by	Nehemiah H. Earll Edward Rogers
Member of the New York Senate
In office January 1, 1814 (1814-01-01) – December 31, 1818 (1818-12-31)
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office January 1, 1812 (1812-01-01) – December 31, 1812 (1812-12-31)
Personal details
Born	(1781-11-14)November 14, 1781 Mansfield, Connecticut, US
Died	September 15, 1841(1841-09-15) (aged 59) Morrisville, New York, US
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Lucinda Crane Bicknell
Children	4
Profession	politician newspaper editor
Military service
Battles/wars	War of 1812

Biography

Born in Mansfield, Connecticut, Bicknell attended the public schools. He married Lucinda Crane and they had four children.

Career

Bicknell moved to Morrisville, New York, in 1808, and served in the War of 1812.

Political career

He served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1812 and served in the New York State Senate from 1814 to 1818. He served as clerk of Madison County, New York from 1821 to 1825, and was editor of the Madison Observer.

Congress

Elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress, Bicknell was United States Representative for the twenty-third district of New York from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1839.^[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress.

Death

Bicknell died in Morrisville, Madison County, New York, on September 15, 1841 (age 59 years, 305 days). He is interred at Morrisville Rural Cemetery.^[2]