History of Mill Neck, (Nassau County) New York United States of America

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The Biography of James Way Covert

James Way Covert, representative, was born at Mill Neck, Queens county, N.Y., Sept. 2, 1842; son of Thomas and Ruth (Seaman) Covert; grandson of Gabriel Covert, and a descendant of Tennis Jans Covert, a French Huguenot who emigrated to Holland and subsequently to New Amsterdam. He was educated at Locust Valley, N.Y., was admitted to the bar in 1863 and practised in Queens county and in New York city. He was elected as a Democrat a school commissioner for his county in 1866; was assistant district attorney, 1867-70; surrogate, 1870-74; state senator, 1882-84, and a representative in the 45th and 46th congresses, 1877-81, and in the 51st 52nd and 53rd congresses, 1889-95.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor