John T. Bergen

John Teunis Bergen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Jacob Crocheron
Succeeded by	Isaac B. Van Houten
Personal details
Born	1786 Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York
Died	March 9, 1855 (aged 68) Batavia, New York
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Jacksonian
Spouse(s)	Margaret Donald Mcleod Bergen Maria F. Mcleod Bergen
Children	Tunis John Bergen Alexander J Bergen Anna Matilda Bergen Charles Edward Bergen Daniel Mcleod Bergen Emily Augusta Bergen Frances Adelaide Bergen Henrietta Cornelia Bergen Margaret Ann Bergen Maria C. Bergen Catharine Dehart Bergen Eliza Mcleod Bergen Katharine Louisa Bergen John H Bergen Bergen
Profession	newspaper owner politician farmer
Military service
Service/branch	New York State Militia
Rank	lieutenant captain
Battles/wars	War of 1812

John Teunis Bergen (1786 – March 9, 1855) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New York.

Biography

Born in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Bergen was the son of Teunis Hans and Antje Cornelius Vanderve, and second cousin to Teunis Garret Bergen,^[1] U.S. Representative from New York as well as a historian. He married Margaret Donald Mcleod who died in 1814. His second wife was Maria F. Mcleod.

Appointed a lieutenant in the New York State Militia in 1812, Bergen was promoted to captain in 1815, and served in the War of 1812.

Bergen was Sheriff of Kings County, New York from 1821 to 1825 and again from 1828 until 1831, when he resigned. He purchased the Long Island Patriot in 1829, the name of which was subsequently changed to the Brooklyn Advocate, and which ultimately became the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Elected as a Jacksonian to the twenty-second Congress, Bergen was U. S. Representative for the second district of New York from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833.^[2] While in the House he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts.

Not a candidate for renomination in 1832, Bergen engaged in agricultural pursuits near Bay Ridge, New Utrecht (now part of Brooklyn). He moved to Brooklyn and engaged in the grocery business. In 1837, with his sons, he conducted a planing mill in New York City. He moved to Genesee County and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Bergen died in Batavia, New York on March 9, 1855 (age about 68 years). He is interred at Batavia Cemetery in Batavia, New York.^[3]

See also

• Hans Hansen Bergen

References

1. "John T. Bergen". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
2. "John T. Bergen". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
3. "John T. Bergen". Find A Grave. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

External links

• John T. Bergen at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress