Daniel Cruger

Daniel Cruger (December 22, 1780 in Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania – July 12, 1843 in Wheeling, then Virginia, now Ohio County, West Virginia) was an American newspaper publisher, lawyer and politician who served as a United States Representative from New York.

Life

Cruger learned the printer's trade, and published the Owego Democrat in Owego, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1805, and commenced practice in Bath, New York. Cruger served as a major in the War of 1812.

He was a member from Allegany and Steuben Counties of the New York State Assembly from 1814 to 1816, and again from Steuben County in 1826. Cruger served as Speaker during 1816.

Cruger was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth Congress, and served from March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1819.

He was District Attorney of the Seventh District of New York from 1815 to 1818, and of Steuben County, New York from 1818 to 1821. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law.

Daniel Cruger is buried at the Stone Church Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Sources

• Daniel Cruger at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• [1] Political Graveyard

Political offices
Preceded by Samuel Young	Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1816	Succeeded by David Woods
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Daniel Avery, Oliver C. Comstock	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district 1817–1819 with Oliver C. Comstock	Succeeded by Caleb Baker, Jonathan Richmond