Editing Nathaniel Pitcher (section)

==Later career==
He was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] to the [[16th United States Congress|16th]] and [[16th United States Congress|17th]] Congresses (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823).{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}  He was a delegate to the [[New York State Constitutional Convention]] in 1821.{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}

Pitcher was [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]] in 1827 and 1828 and became [[Governor of New York]] upon the death of Governor [[DeWitt Clinton]].{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}  He completed Clinton's term, February 11, 1828, to December 31, 1828, and was succeeded by [[Martin Van Buren]].{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}{{sfn|"On the first instant the oaths were administered to Martin Van Buren, Governor, and Enos T. Throop, Lieut. Governor"|page=5}}

He was again elected as a [[Jacksonian Democrats|Jacksonian]] to the [[22nd United States Congress|22nd Congress]] (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833).{{sfn|''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005''|page=1742}}