John C. Ten Eyck

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John C. Ten Eyck

John Conover Ten Eyck (born March 12, 1814 in Freehold , Monmouth County , New Jersey - †  August 24, 1879 in Mount Holly , New Jersey) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who founded the state of New Jersey in the US Senate represented.

After preparing to study under the guidance of private tutors, John Ten Eyck was trained as a lawyer and admitted to the bar in 1835, after which he began practicing in Burlington . From 1839 to 1840 he was a prosecutor in Burlington County ; in 1844 he took part in the New Jersey Constitutional Convention.

As the first member of his party, Ten Eyck was elected to the US Senate for New Jersey in 1858; he prevailed against the democratic incumbent William Wright and took his mandate from March 3, 1859. Since he failed in his attempt to re-elect the Democrat John P. Stockton , he had to leave Congress on March 3, 1865 . As a result, he was hardly politically active; only in 1875 was he a member of a commission charged with revising the state constitution of New Jersey. At times he was president of this commission.

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  • John C. Ten Eyck in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Ten Eyck, John C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ten Eyck, John Conover (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH Freehold , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 1879
Place of death Mount Holly , New Jersey