William D. Veeder

This article is about William Davis Veeder, U.S. Representative from New York. For William Veeder, scholar of 19th-century American and British literature and professor in the Department of English at the University of Chicago, see William Veeder.

William D. Veeder, New York Congressman

William Davis Veeder (May 19, 1835 – December 2, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Guilderland, New York, Veeder completed preparatory studies. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law in Brooklyn, New York, in 1858. He served in the State assembly in 1865 and 1866. He served as delegate to the Democratic State conventions in 1875 and 1877. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1867 and 1868. Surrogate of Kings County, New York from 1867 to 1877.

Veeder was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878. He resumed the practice of law in Brooklyn. He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1887 and 1888. He died in Brooklyn, New York, December 2, 1910. He was interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Guilderland, New York.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

• United States Congress. "William D. Veeder (id: V000079)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• William D. Veeder at Find a Grave