William Paulding Jr.

William Paulding Jr.
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56th and 58th Mayor of New York City
In office 1827–1829
Preceded by	Philip Hone
Succeeded by	Walter Bowne
In office 1825–1826
Preceded by	Stephen Allen
Succeeded by	Philip Hone
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
Preceded by	Gurdon S. Mumford
Succeeded by	Egbert Benson
4th and 6th Adjutant General of New York
In office 1809–1810
Preceded by	Solomon van Rensselaer
Succeeded by	Solomon van Rensselaer
In office 1811–1813
Preceded by	Solomon van Rensselaer
Succeeded by	Solomon van Rensselaer
Personal details
Born	(1770-03-07)March 7, 1770 Philipsburgh, Province of New York, British America
Died	February 11, 1854(1854-02-11) (aged 83) Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
Party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse	Maria Rhinehander
Relations	James Kirke Paulding (brother)
Children	Frederick W. Paulding

William Paulding Jr. (March 7, 1770 – February 11, 1854) was a United States representative from New York and the 56th and 58th mayor of New York City. He was the adjutant general of New York for two non-consecutive terms.

Early life

Paulding was born in Philipsburgh (now Tarrytown) in the Province of New York on March 7, 1770. He was the son of William Paulding Sr. (1735–1835) and the brother of Julia Paulding (wife of U.S. Representative William Irving) Catharine Paulding (wife of Mordecai Hale), and James Kirke Paulding, the United States Secretary of the Navy under President Martin Van Buren. Paulding was a cousin of Revolutionary war hero John Paulding, one of the captors of Major John André.

Career

He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New York.

He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Twelfth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1811, to March 3, 1813, and was a brigadier general of the New York militia. He served in the War of 1812 and was a delegate to the New York constitutional convention in 1821.

Paulding was Adjutant General of New York. From 1824 to 1826 he was Mayor of New York City.

Personal life

Paulding was married to Maria Rhinelander (1784–1851), and commissioned Lyndhurst near Tarrytown, the extant mansion designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, later owned by merchant George Merritt, and railroad tycoon Jay Gould. Together, they were the parents of:

• Frederick W. Paulding (1811–1858), the father of Julia Rhinelander Paulding who married Col. Richard Irving Dodge.

He died in Tarrytown on February 11, 1854. He was buried in the Paulding family vault at the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

Legacy

Paulding Avenue in the Wakefield, Williamsbridge, and Morris Park sections of The Bronx is named after him.

External links

• William Paulding Jr. at Find a Grave