James Morgan (politician)
James Morgan (born December 29, 1756 in Amboy , Middlesex County , Province of New Jersey , † November 11, 1822 in South Amboy , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1813 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .
Career
James Morgan attended public schools in his home country. During the War of Independence he was an officer in the Continental Army . After the war, he began his political career in Pennsylvania . Between 1794 and 1799 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania ; after that he returned to Jew Jersey. He became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s .
In the congressional election of 1810 , Morgan was elected for the fifth seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Henry Southard on March 4, 1811 . Until March 3, 1813, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . During this time the British-American War of 1812 began . After serving in the US House of Representatives, Morgan worked in agriculture. He also became a major general in the New Jersey State Militia. He died in South Amboy on November 11, 1822.
Web links
- James Morgan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
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SURNAME | Morgan, James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1756 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Amboy , New Jersey |
DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1822 |
Place of death | South Amboy , New Jersey |