Peter H. Silvester

Peter Henry Silvester was a U.S. Representative from New York in the 30th and 31st United States Congress. Silvester was the grandson of prominent attorney and former U.S. Congressmen, Peter Silvester.

Silvester was born on February 17, 1807 in Kinderhook, New York. He was the son of Francis Silvester and Lydia Van Schaack, a niece of Peter van Schaack. He was the grandson of Peter Silvester and his wife, Jane Van Schaack. Silvester attended Kinderhook Academy, and graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1827. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1830 and practiced in Coxsackie, New York.

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