Jeremiah E. Cary

Who was Jeremiah E. Cary?

Jeremiah Eaton Cary was a United States Representative from New York.

Cary was born in Coventry, Rhode Island on April 30, 1803, he attended public school. He moved to Cherry Valley, New York, in 1820, where he studied law. Cary was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in New York City. He was elected as a Democrat to the 28th United States Congress Later he resumed the practice of law in New York City, moving to Plainfield, New Jersey in 1860, where he continued the practice of law. Cary died in June 1888 while on a visit to Rockville Centre, New York. He's buried at the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery, Plainfield, N.J.