OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME: 
George Maxwell Robeson

BORN:
March 16, 1829,
Oxford Furnace, New Jersey

DIED:
September 27, 1897 (age  68),
Trenton, New Jersey

EDUCATION:
Princeton University (BA), 1847

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1850:
Admitted to New Jersey Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Newark, NJ
1858:
Appointed Prosecuting Attorney for Camden, NJ
1867-1869:
Attorney General of New Jersey
1869-1877:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
1877-1879:
Practiced Law in Camden, NJ
1879-1883:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-NJ)
1882:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to the House

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

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