Asa Adgate | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th district | |
| In office December 7, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Zebulon Shipherd |
| Succeeded by | John Palmer |
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| Born | (1767-11-17)November 17, 1767 |
| Died | February 15, 1832(1832-02-15) (aged 64) Ausable Chasm,New York, U.S. |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
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Asa Adgate (November 17, 1767 – February 15, 1832) was an iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official who was selected to fill the vacancy in theUnited States House of Representatives caused by the death ofBenjamin Pond.
Adgate was born inKings District (now known as Canaan) in theProvince of New York in 1767, the son of Judge Matthew Adgate and Eunice Baldwin Adgate. He married Annar (Anna) Allen on January 28, 1798, and they had four children, Theodore, Julia, Eunice, and Asa. He married Anna Waterman on August 22, 1819, and they had one daughter, Catherine.[1]
In 1793, Adgate moved to what became known as Adgates Falls (nowAusable Chasm) in New York, and engaged in the manufacture of iron and agricultural pursuits there. The same year, the town ofPeru, New York, was reorganized, and Adgate was elected to the office of town clerk, and reelected to the same office in 1794. He continued to serve in a number of positions, including supervisor in 1795, assessor from 1796 to 1797, as well as commissioner of schools in 1798. That same year, he was elected to theNew York State Assembly. He also served as a lieutenant ofinfantry in theNew York State Militia from October 7, 1793 to January 16, 1800 when his resignation was accepted. In 1799, he was appointed byNew York GovernorJohn Jay to the first commission of the peace forEssex County, New York, to be one of the judges of the court of common pleas. He remained in that position for several years.[2]
In 1815, Adgate was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to fill the vacancy in theUnited States House of Representatives caused by the death ofBenjamin Pond and served in that body for the remainder of the term, from December 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817.[3] He chose not to run for reelection, and resumed his earlier occupations, including another term in the New York State Assembly in 1823.
Adgate died at theAusable Chasm inNew York, on February 15, 1832, at the age of 64. He isinterred at Ausable Chasm Cemetery, Ausable Township, Clinton County, New York.[4]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 12th congressional district 1815–1817 with John Savage | Succeeded by |
