William Halstead

William Halstead (born June 4, 1794 in Elizabeth , New Jersey , †  March 4, 1878 in Trenton , New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1837 and 1843 he represented the state of New Jersey twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Halstead attended Princeton College until 1812 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1816, he began to work in Trenton in this profession. Between 1821 and 1832 he worked as a stenographer at the New Jersey Supreme Court . At that time he published seven volumes of "Halstead's Law Reports". In the years 1824 to 1829 and again between 1833 and 1837 he was also prosecutor in Hunterdon County .

Politically, Halstead became a member of the Whig Party, founded in 1835 . In the congressional elections of 1836 he was elected for the third seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Thomas Lee on March 4, 1837 . Until March 3, 1839, he was initially able to complete a legislative period in Congress . It was confirmed in 1838 but not approved by Congress for the legislative period beginning March 4, 1839. Instead, the mandate fell to the Democrat Philemon Dickerson . In 1840, Halstead was re-elected to Congress and approved. This enabled him to complete another legislative period between March 4, 1841 and March 3, 1843. This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed. During this time Halstead was chairman of the electoral committee. Between 1849 and 1853 he served as a federal attorney for New Jersey, succeeding James S. Green .

At the beginning of the Civil War , Halstead set up a cavalry regiment from New Jersey, which he commanded until February 1862. Then he withdrew from the public. He died on March 4, 1878 in Trenton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• William Halstead in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Halstead in the database of Find a Grave (English)