Isaac Bloom

Isaac Bloom (1748 – April 26, 1803) was an American politician and a United States representative from New York.

Isaac Bloom
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 6th district
In office March 4, 1803 – April 26, 1803
Preceded by	John P. Van Ness
Succeeded by	Daniel C. Verplanck
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office 1788-1792
Personal details
Born	1748 (1748) Jamaica, Province of New York, British America
Died	April 26, 1803(1803-04-26) (aged 54–55) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic-Republican Party
Profession	merchant politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Rank	Captain
Unit	Minutemen of the Charlotte Precinct
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Biography

Bloom was born in Jamaica in the Province of New York.

Career

Bloom later moved to Clinton, Dutchess County, New York, and was a captain of minutemen of the Charlotte precinct in Dutchess County in 1775. He was a merchant in 1784, and from 1788 to 1792 was a member of the New York State Assembly.

A delegate to the New York state convention in 1801, Bloom was also a member of the New York State Senate from 1800 to 1802. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican as a U. S. Representative for the sixth district of New York to the 8th United States Congress, but died before Congress met. The office was his from March 4, 1803, until his death on April 26, 1803.

Death

Bloom died in Poughkeepsie, New York. Dutchess County, New York, on April 26, 1803 (age about 56 years). He is interred at Pittsbury Presbyterian Churchyard, Washington Hollow, New York.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

External links

• The Political Graveyard
• Isaac Bloom at Find a Grave