Ebenezer Elmer

Ebenezer Elmer (born August 23, 1752 in Cedarville , Cumberland County , Province of New Jersey , †  October 18, 1843 in Bridgeton , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1801 and 1807 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ebenezer Elmer was the younger brother of US Senator Jonathan Elmer (1745-1817) and the father of Congressman Lucius Elmer (1793-1883). He enjoyed a good education. After a subsequent medical degree and his license as a doctor, he began to work in Cedarville in this profession. During the War of Independence he served as a medic in the Continental Army . From 1783 to 1789 he practiced as a doctor in Bridgeton. At the same time he began a political career. From 1789 to 1795 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly , of which he was president in 1791 and 1795. Elmer became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson .

In the congressional elections of 1800 he was elected for the second seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Aaron Kitchell on March 4, 1801 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1807 . During this time, the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson in 1803 fell . In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified. In 1806 Ebenezer Elmer renounced another congress candidacy.

In 1807 he was a member of the State Council , the precursor to the New Jersey Senate . From 1808 to 1817 he was the head of Customs at Bridgeton; he held this office again between 1822 and 1832. Elmer remained a member of the state militia. He took part in the British-American War of 1812 and was Adjutant General in command of the New Jersey State Militia. He was also Vice President of Burlington College during his two terms as Head of Customs at Bridgeton . Ebenezer Elmer died on October 18, 1843 in Bridgeton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Ebenezer Elmer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ebenezer Elmer in the database of Find a Grave (English)