Joseph Egbert (April 10, 1807 – July 7, 1888) was an American farmer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1841 to 1843.
Biography
Born near Bull Head, Staten Island, New York, Egbert attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Congress
Egbert was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1842.
Later career and death
He resumed agricultural pursuits. Supervisor of Southfield, Richmond County, in 1855 and 1856. County clerk of Richmond County in 1869. He died at his home near New Dorp, New York, July 7, 1888. He was interred in the Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, New York.
References
- United States Congress. "Joseph Egbert (id: E000088)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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