Eliphalet Wickes

Who was Eliphalet Wickes?

Eliphalet Wickes was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was born on April 1, 1769 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. During the American Revolution, he was employed as an express rider. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Jamaica, Long Island, New York.

He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Ninth Congress, which met from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1807. He was appointed the first postmaster of Jamaica, Long Island, New York on July 1, 1797, and he served until April 1, 1806. He was re-appointed on January 1, 1807, and he served until April 27, 1835. He served as a district attorney of Queens County from 1818 to 1821; he also worked a master in chancery. He died in Troy, New York on June 7, 1850. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.

Eliphalet Wickes at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress