Who was a United States Representative from New York, who was born in a hamlet in the town of New Scotland on the southeast corner of the town ?
John I. Slingerland John I. Slingerland (March 1, 1804 – October 26, 1861) was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Jerusalem, (now Feura Bush), a hamlet of Bethlehem, New York. Slingerland attended the local schools, engaged in agricultural pursuits, and was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1843 and 1844.
James G. King James Gore King (May 8, 1791, New York City – October 3, 1853, Weehawken, New Jersey) was an American businessman and Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851. King was the third son of Rufus King, and brother of John Alsop King, who served as Governor of New York.