Hector Craig

Hector Craig (1775 – January 31, 1842) was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.

Hector Craig
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1829 – July 12, 1830
Preceded byJohn Hallock Jr.
Succeeded bySamuel W. Eager
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Preceded byCharles Borland Jr.
Succeeded byJohn Hallock Jr.
Personal details
Born1775 (1775)
Paisley, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
DiedJanuary 31, 1842(1842-01-31) (aged 66–67)
Craigsville, New York, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian Democratic Party
Jacksonian

Life

Born in Paisley, Scotland in the Kingdom of Great Britain, he was the son of James Craig. Craig came to the United States in 1790 and settled with his family in Orange County, NY. James Craig founded the hamlet of Craigville in the Town of Blooming Grove, and built a paper mill. Hector Craig later built a grist mill and a saw mill. In 1797, he married Sarah Chandler, and their daughter was Sarah Agnes Craig who married in 1828 William F. Havemeyer, later three times Mayor of New York City.

Hector Craig was elected as a Jacksonian Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825. He was elected again as a Jacksonian to the 21st United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1829, to July 12, 1830, when he resigned.

On March 22, 1831, he was appointed by Secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham as one of three Commissioners of Insolvency for the Southern District of New York[1] He was Surveyor of the Port of New York from 1833 to 1839, appointed by President Andrew Jackson.

He was buried at a private cemetery on the Caldwell estate in Blooming Grove.

Notes
  1. The other commissioners were John W. Mulligan and Charles G. DeWitt.

References
  • United States Congress. "Hector Craig (id: C000856)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • An Outline History of Orange County by Samuel Watkins Eager (page 546)
  • The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year of 1833 (page 102)
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Charles Borland, Jr.		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th congressional district
1823–1825		 Succeeded by
John Hallock, Jr.
Preceded by
John Hallock, Jr.		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th congressional district
1829–1830		 Succeeded by
Samuel W. Eager
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