Alexander G. Cattell

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Alexander G. Cattell

Alexander Gilmore Cattell (* 12. February 1816 in Salem , Salem County , New Jersey , †  8. April 1894 in Jamestown , New York ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ), of the state of New Jersey in the US Senate took .

After completing his academic training, Alexander Cattell worked as a businessman in his hometown of Salem until 1846. In 1840 he took on his first political mandate as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly ; from 1842 to 1844 he was employed as an administrative clerk in parliament. In 1844 he took part in the New Jersey Constitutional Convention.

In 1846, Cattell left New Jersey and settled in Pennsylvania . He became a businessman and banker in Philadelphia ; in addition, as a member of the city council between 1848 and 1854, he again pursued a political activity. He helped set up the Corn Exchange Bank and served as its president from 1858 to 1871.

Cattell returned to New Jersey in 1863, where he lived in Merchantville . Three years later, on September 19, 1866, he moved to the US Senate after a successful election as the successor to the Democrat John P. Stockton . Previously, the state legislature of New Jersey had its seat declared vacant due to party political disputes. Cattell's term ended March 3, 1871; he did not stand for re-election. In the Senate he was, among other things, chairman of the Committee on the Library .

US President Ulysses S. Grant then appointed Cattell as a member of the first public service commission , in which he spent two years. He resigned after being appointed Financial Agent of the United States, based in London . He held this office between 1873 and 1874. Cattell was also a member of the New Jersey Board of Tax Assessors from 1884 to 1891 , where he was president of this association of tax assessors from 1889. In 1891 he was appointed to the state education committee for a three-year term.

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SURNAME Cattell, Alexander G.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cattell, Alexander Gilmore (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Salem , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1894
Place of death Jamestown , New York