Ephraim Bateman

Ephraim Bateman

Ephraim Bateman (born July 9, 1780 in Cedarville , Cumberland County , New Jersey , †  January 28, 1829 ibid) was an American politician who represented the state of New Jersey in both chambers of Congress .

Born in Lawrence Township , Ephraim Bateman attended public schools and later a Latin school. In 1796 he completed an apprenticeship as a tailor; from 1799 to 1801 he was employed as a teacher at a school in his hometown. Afterwards he received medical training from a doctor; he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1803 , after which he began to practice in Cedarville.

Bateman's political career began with membership in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1808 to 1809; he was also a member of his state's parliament in 1811 and 1813 as a speaker . He was then elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he represented the interests of New Jersey between March 4, 1815 and March 3, 1823 as a member of the Democratic Republicans .

As a result, Bateman sat on the New Jersey State Council , the forerunner of the state senate that was only created in 1844 . He was vice-president of the committee, from which he resigned on November 10, 1826 after a short term in office to take the place of the late Joseph McIlvaine in the US Senate . Bateman remained there as a member of the National Republican Party until January 12, 1829, when he resigned his mandate for health reasons. He died just 16 days later in his hometown of Cedarville. In the Senate, among other things, he was chairman of the Agriculture Committee .

Web links

• Ephraim Bateman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ephraim Bateman in the database of Find a Grave (English)