William Paulding Jr.

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William Paulding Jr.
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56th and 58th Mayor of New York City
In office
1825–1826
Preceded byStephen Allen
Succeeded byPhilip Hone
In office
1827–1829
Preceded byPhilip Hone
Succeeded byWalter Bowne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded byGurdon S. Mumford
Succeeded byEgbert Benson
4th and 6th Adjutant General of New York
In office
1809–1810
Preceded bySolomon van Rensselaer
Succeeded bySolomon van Rensselaer
In office
1811–1813
Preceded bySolomon van Rensselaer
Succeeded bySolomon van Rensselaer
Personal details
Born(1770-03-07)March 7, 1770
Philipsburgh, Province of New York, British America
DiedFebruary 11, 1854(1854-02-11) (aged 83)
Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)Maria Rhinehander
RelationsJames Kirke Paulding (brother)
ChildrenFrederick 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[]

  1. ^ New York Times, "John Paulding Medal Found", May 10, 1896. Online
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Perry, William Graves (1953). The Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow in North Tarrytown, New York. Boston, MA: Rand Press. p. 3.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district
1811–1813
with Samuel L. Mitchill 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of New York City
1825–1826 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of New York City
1827–1829 		Succeeded by
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