James Rider

James Rider was an American politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of John Rider and Antje Rider. On November 17, 1818, he married Margaret Rhodes.
He was Treasurer of the Merrick and Jamaica Plank Road Company from 1852 to 1854.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1855.
He was a Republican member of the New York State Senate in 1856 and 1857.
He was buried at the Prospect Cemetery in Jamaica, Queens.