Garnett Adrain

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Garnett Adrain (1859)

Garnett Bowditch Adrain (born December 15, 1815 in New York City , †  August 17, 1878 in New Brunswick , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1857 and 1861 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Garnett Adrain, the son of Robert Adrain , attended public schools in New Brunswick, where he had moved with his parents when he was a child. In 1833 he graduated from Rutgers College there . After a subsequent law degree with his brother and his admission as a lawyer in 1836, he began to work in this profession in New Brunswick. Politically, Adrain was a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1856 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded James Bishop on March 4, 1857 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1861 . These were shaped by the events in the immediate run-up to the civil war . During this time, Adrain served as chairman of the Committee on Engraving . He was a staunch opponent of southern secession .

In 1860 Adrain decided not to run again for Congress. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died in New Brunswick on August 17, 1878.

Web links

  • Garnett Adrain in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)