AYCRIGG, John Bancker
(1798—1856)
AYCRIGG, John Bancker, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City July 9, 1798; studied medicine;
was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now the medical department of Columbia University),
New York City, in 1818 and was admitted to practice in New York; moved to New Jersey and located at Paramus; elected
as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839); presented credentials as a Member-elect to
the Twenty-sixth Congress but was not permitted to qualify; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March
4, 1841-March 3, 1843); was not a candidate for renomination in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress; resumed the
practice of medicine in Paramus; moved to Passaic, N.J., and died there November 8, 1856; interment in Paramus
Church Cemetery, Ridgewood, N.J.
[Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present -- Contributed by Anna
Newell]
