Reuben Whallon

Reuben Whallon
Member of the United States House of Representatives
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by	William G. Angel
Succeeded by	Dudley Farlin
Constituency	New York's 13th congressional district
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office January 1, 1811 – December 31, 1811 Serving with John Baker, John Richards, Isaac Sargent, David Woods
Preceded by	Kitchel Bishop, John Gale, Jason Kellogg, William Livingston, Roger Skinner
Succeeded by	Lyman Hall, James Hill, John Kirtland, Alexander Livingston, Halsey Rogers
Constituency	Washington County
In office November 1, 1808 – December 31, 1809 Serving with Kitchel Bishop, James Hill, Alexander Livingston, Roger Skinner
Preceded by	Kitchel Bishop, Thomas Cornell, Lyman Hall, James Hill, Henry Mattison, Gideon Taft
Succeeded by	Kitchel Bishop, John Gale, Jason Kellogg, William Livingston, Roger Skinner
First Judge of the Essex County, New York Court of Common Pleas
In office February 1, 1831 – April 18, 1838
Preceded by	Dean Edson
Succeeded by	Wolcott Tyrell
Town Supervisor of Essex, New York
In office 1827–1829
Preceded by	Ransom Noble
Succeeded by	John Gould
In office 1818–1819
Preceded by	Unknown (town records incomplete)
Succeeded by	Ralph Hascall
Personal details
Born	(1776-12-07)December 7, 1776 Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	April 15, 1843(1843-04-15) (aged 66) Argyle, New York. U.S.
Resting place	Whallons Bay Cemetery, Essex, New York, U.S.
Political party	Jacksonian (from 1832)
Other political affiliations	Democratic-Republican (1806–1832)
Occupation	Businessman

Reuben Whallon (December 7, 1776 – April 15, 1843) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1833 to 1835.

Biography

Born in Bedminster, New Jersey, Whallon attended the common schools. He moved to Argyle, New York. He was appointed Justice of the Peace for the township of Argyle March 13, 1806, and served until 1811.

He moved to Essex, New York, in 1814. He was a large landowner, farmer, merchant, mill owner, and ironmaster. He served as captain and major in the New York State Militia in 1803–1814. He served as member of the State assembly in 1808, 1809, and 1811. Supervisor of the town of Essex in 1818, 1819, 1827, and 1828. First judge of Essex County Court of Common Pleas 1831–1838.

Congress

Whallon was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Twenty-third Congress).

Later career and death

He again engaged in his former business pursuits.

He died on his estate at Whallons Bay, town of Essex, New York, on April 15, 1843. He was interred in Whallons Bay Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Reuben Whallon (id: W000321)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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