THROOP, Enos Thompson (1784-1874)
Democrat-Republican of New York 
20th congressional district
Served in House 1815-1816
View all members
Note: This member has cast relatively few votes and so their ideological score may be unstable or inaccurate. Members who have cast at least 100 votes have more reliable scores.
Biography
Representative from New York; born in Johnstown, Montgomery County, N.Y., August 21, 1784; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1806 and commenced practice in Auburn, N.Y.; clerk of Cayuga County 1811-1815; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1815, to June 4, 1816, when he resigned; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1816 to the Fifteenth Congress; circuit judge of New York 1823-1827; elected Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1828, and became Governor when Martin Van Buren was appointed Secretary of State of the United States March 12, 1829; elected Governor of New York and served from 1830 to 1833; naval officer of the port of New York 1833-1838; appointed Chargé d'Affaires to the Two Sicilies on February 6, 1838, and served until January 12, 1842; engaged in the management of his large estate and resided in Kalamazoo, Mich., 1847-1867; returned to his estate ``Willowbrook,'' near Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., and died there November 1, 1874; interment in St. Peter's Churchyard, Auburn, N.Y.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
