U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809 and opened a law practice in Hackensack, New Jersey. He was the postmaster of Hackensack, New Jersey, (1805-06). In 1821, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventeenth Congress, reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, serving until 1827. After leaving Congress, he returned to his law firm and practiced law until his death at age 59.
U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809 and opened a law practice in Hackensack, New Jersey. He was the postmaster of Hackensack, New Jersey, (1805-06). In 1821, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventeenth Congress, reelected as a Jackson Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, serving until 1827. After leaving Congress, he returned to his law firm and practiced law until his death at age 59.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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