Daniel Garrison

Daniel Garrison (born April 3, 1782 in Lower Penns Neck , Salem County , New Jersey , †  February 13, 1851 in Salem , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1823 and 1827 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Garrison enjoyed a good education and then worked in agriculture. He also began a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . Between 1806 and 1808 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly . From 1809 to 1823 he was a county councilor in Salem County. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson .

In the congressional elections of 1822 Garrison was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Ephraim Bateman on March 4, 1823 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1827 . During those years there was heated argument between supporters and opponents of Andrew Jackson.

In 1826 Garrison renounced a new congressional candidacy. Between 1834 and 1838 he served as the head of the Tax and Customs Service in Bridgeton . He died on February 13, 1851 in Salem, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Daniel Garrison in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel Garrison in the database of Find a Grave (English)