▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁Van ▁Dy ke ▁and ▁served ▁out ▁his ▁term ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁until ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁re elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁Congress ▁because , ▁in ▁the ▁great ▁political ▁real ignment ▁then ▁under way , ▁R id g ely ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Jackson , ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Del aware ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁sla very ▁and ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁bought ▁slaves , ▁only ▁to ▁release ▁them . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁R id g ely ▁died ▁at ▁D over ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁his ▁ 6 8 th ▁birth day , ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁Christ ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁C emetery . ▁He ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁superior ▁judgment ▁with ▁a ▁considerable ▁talent ▁for ▁business . ▁ ▁Al man ac ▁E lections ▁were ▁held ▁the ▁first ▁T ues day ▁of ▁October . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁House ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁T ues day ▁of ▁January ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁term . ▁U . S . ▁Representatives ▁took ▁office ▁March ▁ 4 ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁two - year ▁term . ▁The ▁General ▁Assembly ▁chose ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Sen ators , ▁who ▁also ▁took ▁office ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁but ▁for ▁a ▁six - year ▁term