James DE LA MONTANYA, Congress, NY (1798-1849)

DE LA MONTANYA James , a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 20, 1798; resided in Haverstraw, Rockland County, N.Y.; supervisor of Haverstraw in 1832 and 1833; member of the State assembly in 1833; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841); died in New York City April 29, 1849; interment in the Barnes family burial ground, Stony Point, Rockland County, N.Y.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present