- Abraham Vanderveer
Abraham Vanderveer (1781 -
July 21 ,1839 ) was a U.S. Representative fromNew York .Born in
Kings County, New York , Vanderveer attended the common schools. County clerk of Kings County 1816-1821 and 1822-1837. Upon its organization was elected treasurer of the Brooklyn Savings Bank.Vanderveer was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (
March 4 ,1837 -March 3 ,1839 ).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.He died inBrooklyn, New York ,July 21 ,1839 .He was interred in Reformed Dutch Cemetery.ource
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