James Mott (politician)

James Mott (born January 18, 1739 in Middletown , Province of New Jersey , †  October 18, 1823 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1801 and 1805 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Mott grew up during the British colonial era and enjoyed a private school education. At the beginning of the American Revolution he joined this movement. In 1775 he became a captain in the New Jersey State Militia Second Regiment. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1776 and 1779 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly ; from 1783 to 1799 he was Treasurer of the state of New Jersey. In the late 1790s he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

In the congressional elections of 1800 Mott was elected for the fourth seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded James Henderson Imlay on March 4, 1801 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1805 . During this time, the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson in 1803, which considerably expanded the territory of the United States, fell. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, James Mott withdrew from politics. He died on October 18, 1823 on his farm near Middletown, where he was also buried.

Web links

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

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