OVERVIEW:

BORN:
May 4, 1796
Newark, New Jersey

DIED:
February 16, 1862 (age 65)
Newark, New Jersey

EDUCATION:
Princeton College (1813)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican 

HIGHLIGHTS: 
1815-1826:
Clerk of the U.S. District Court 
1820:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Newark, New Jersey 
1828:
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly 
1837-1843:
Governor of New Jersey 
1859-1861:
U.S. House of Representatives (R-NJ)
1860-1861:
Speaker of the House of Representatives

RESOURCES:
U.S. House of Representatives
Biographical Directory of Congress
Wikipedia

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