- Alexander G. Cattell
United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal rights, both civil and legal, to Black Americans, including those who had been emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.
Alexander G. Cattell
Quill platform ID: p11298.
"(February 12, 1816 -- April 8, 1894) Alexander Gilmore Cattell was a(n) merchant, public servant, clerk, banker, organizer and president of a bank, financial agent, member of a state board of education, and American politician. He was born in Salem, New Jersey. Alexander was elected to the New Jersey general assembly (1840), clerk (1842-1844), member of the State constitutional convention (1844), member of the Philadelphia Common Council (1848 - 1854), organized Corn Exchange Bank, President of Corn Exchange Bank (1858-1871), appointed by President Grant a member of the 1st United States Civil Service Commission, United States Financial agent in London (1873 - 1874), member of New Jersey Board of tax assessors (1884 - 1891), president of board of tax assessors (1889 - 1891), and a member of the state board of education (1891 - 1894). Alexander was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to succeed John P. Stockton, whose seat was declared vacant (September 19, 1866 - March 3, 1871) and was not reelected. During his time on the Senate, he served as chairman for the Committee on the Library (41st Congress). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=C000254]"
Member of New Jersey Delegation—United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866, New Jersey Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875, New Jersey Delegation—United States Fifteenth Amendment.
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