James Matlack

James Matlack (born January 11, 1775 in Woodbury , Province of New Jersey , †  January 16, 1840 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1821 and 1825 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Matlack attended public schools in his home country. He then worked in various business areas. He also worked with slaves . Between 1803 and 1820 he worked several times as a justice of the peace. He was also on the local council in his hometown. Between 1806 and 1817, Matlack was a judge on the Gloucester County Court of Appeals . Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Republican Party .

Between 1812 and 1828 Matlack served on several counts in Gloucester County. In 1817 and 1818 he was a member of the New Jersey Legislative Council . In the congressional election of 1820 he was elected for the fourth seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Henry Southard on March 4, 1821 . After a re-election, Matlack was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1825 . At that time he joined the movement around the 1824 to President elected John Quincy Adams to. In 1824 he decided not to run again for Congress.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, James Matlack resumed his previous activities. In 1828 he was once again a member of the Gloucester County Council. He joined the Whig Party in the 1830s . He died on January 16, 1840 in his native Woodbury.

Web links

• James Matlack in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Matlack in the database of Find a Grave (English)