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New Jersey Delegation

This is one of the 45 delegations in the convention, accounting for 10 of 449 people who took part.

Members (10):

Name Visualize Details Delegations
Garnett B. Adrain Visualize (December 15, 1815 — August 17, 1878) Garnett Bowditch Adrain, a Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City December 15, 1815; moved with his parents to New Brunswick, N.J.; attended the public schools; was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, in 1833; studied law in the office of his brother; was licensed as an attorney in 1836 and as a counselor in 1839; commenced the practice of law in New Brunswick, N.J.; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress and as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1857-March 3, 1861); chairman, Committee on Engraving (Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection in 1860; resumed the practice of his profession; died in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., August 17, 1878; interment in Van Liew Cemetery. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000058] New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)
George T. Cobb Visualize (October 13, 1813 — August 12, 1870) George Thomas Cobb, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Morristown, N.J., October 13, 1813; became an orphan when six years of age and received very little schooling; employed at an early age as a clerk in a store at Denville, N.J., and later employed at the iron works at Powerville and Boonton, N.J.; transferred to a store in New York City; engaged in foreign trade; retired from active business pursuits after having amassed a fortune; returned to New Jersey; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1863); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1862; affiliated with the Republican Party in 1863 and as such was elected a member of the State senate in 1865 and again in 1868; mayor of Morristown 1865-1869; became a trustee of Drew Theological Seminary in 1868 and served until his death; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1869; president of the Sabbath School Association of Morris County; was killed in an accident on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Jerrys Run, near White Sulphur Springs, Va., August 12, 1870; interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, N.J. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000546] New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)
John T. Nixon Visualize (August 31, 1820 — September 28, 1889) John Thompson Nixon, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Fairton, Cumberland County, N.J., on August 31, 1820; attended private schools and was graduated from Princeton College in 1841; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Bridgeton, N.J.; member of the State house of assembly 1848-1850 and served as speaker in the latter year; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1863); was not a candidate for renomination in 1862; resumed the practice of law in Bridgeton, N.J., 1863-1870; appointed United States judge for the district of New Jersey on April 28, 1870, and served until his death at his summer home in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., September 28, 1889; interment in the City Cemetery, Bridgeton, N.J. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000115] New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)
William Pennington Visualize (May 4, 1796 — February 16, 1862) William Pennington, (cousin of Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Newark, N.J., May 4, 1796; completed preparatory studies; was graduated from Princeton College in 1813; clerk of the United States district court 1815-1826; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newark in 1820; member of the State general assembly in 1828; served as sergeant at law in 1834; Governor of New Jersey from 1837 to 1843; appointed Governor of Minnesota Territory by President Fillmore but declined to accept; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861); Speaker of the House of Representatives (Thirty-sixth Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1860 to the Thirty-seventh Congress; died in Newark, N.J., February 16, 1862; interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000214] New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)
Nehemiah Perry Visualize (30 March, 1816 -- 1 November, 1881) Perry was an American businessman and politician. Born in Fairfield County, Conn., Perry moved to New Jersey in 1836. Perry worked within the clothing business and was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses. After a failed renomination, he continued in the manufacturing of textiles. Additionally, Perry served as the mayor of Newark in 1873. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] New Jersey Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) , New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)
Jetur R. Riggs Visualize (June 20, 1809 — November 5, 1869) Jetur Rose Riggs, a Representative from New Jersey; born near Drakesville (now Ledgewood), Morris County, N.J., June 20, 1809; received an academic education; was graduated from the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1837 and commenced practice in Newfoundland, N.J.; member of the state general assembly in 1836; one of the founders of the District Medical Society of Passaic County, N.J., in 1844 and served as president 1846-1848; moved to California in 1849 and was in charge of the hospital at Sutters Fort; returned to New Jersey and settled in Paterson in 1852; member of the state senate in 1855-1858; elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861); was not a candidate for renomination in 1860; resumed the practice of medicine in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., later moved to Drakesville (now Ledgewood), N.J., and died there November 5, 1869; interment in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Succasunna, Morris County, N.J. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000254] New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)
William G. Steele Visualize (17 December, 1820 -- 22 April, 1892) Steele was an American banker and politician. Born in Somerset County, N.J., Steele was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] New Jersey Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) , New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)
John L. N. Stratton Visualize (November 27, 1817 — May 17, 1889) John Leake Newbold Stratton, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Mount Holly, Burlington County, N.J., November 27, 1817; attended private schools at Mount Holly; prepared for college at Mendham; graduated from Princeton College, 1836; lawyer, private practice; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and to the succeeding Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1863); was not a candidate for renomination in 1862; delegate to the Union National Convention of Conservatives at Philadelphia, 1866; president of the Farmers' National Bank of Mount Holly in 1875; died on May 17, 1889, Mount Holly, N.J.; interment in St. Andrews Cemetery. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000995] New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)
John C. Ten Eyck Visualize (12 March, 1814 -- 24 August, 1879) Ten Eyck was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Monmouth County, N.J., Ten Eyck studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1835. Ten Eyck served as a prosecuting attorney for Burlington County (1839-1849) and participated as a delegate in the State constitutional convention of 1844. Ten Eyck was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate serving from March 4th, 1859 to March 3rd, 1865. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp] New Jersey Delegation (United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65) , New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)
John R. Thomson Visualize (September 25, 1800 — September 12, 1862) John Renshaw Thomson, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., September 25, 1800; attended the common schools in Princeton, N.J., and the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University); went to China in 1817 and became a merchant in Canton; United States consul at that port 1823-1825; returned to the United States and settled in Princeton, N.J.; director and secretary of the Delaware & Raritan Canal Co.; connected with the Philadelphia & Trenton Railroad Co. as president and later as treasurer; member of the State constitutional convention in 1844; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey in 1844; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert F. Stockton; reelected in 1857, and served from March 4, 1853, until his death in Princeton, N.J., September 12, 1862; chairman, Committee on Naval Affairs (Thirty-sixth Congress), Committee on Pensions (Thirty-sixth Congress), Committee on Patents and the Patent Office (Thirty-sixth Congress); interment in the Princeton Cemetery. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000231] New Jersey Delegation (This negotiation)