John Fell

John Fell (born February 5, 1721 in New York City , †  May 15, 1798 in Coldenham , New York ) was an American politician who participated as a delegate from New Jersey to the Continental Congress.

John Fell grew up during the British colonial period and attended New York public schools. He then worked in transcontinental trade and agriculture. After moving to Bergen County , New Jersey, he was appointed a judge at the Court of Common Pleas there on September 30, 1766 . He held this post until October 1, 1774. Subsequently, after the outbreak of the American Revolution, he was a delegate to the sessions of the Provincial Congress, which took place between May and August 1775 in Trenton . He also served as chairman of the Bergen County's Committee of Safety .

As a member of the revolutionary provincial council from 1776 he stood openly against the British, in whose captivity he was then caught. He was imprisoned from April 23, 1777 to January 1778; then he was released. In the same year he was sent to the sessions of the Continental Congress in York and Philadelphia for his state . He remained a delegate until 1780. He was then a member of the State Council of New Jersey between 1782 and 1783. He returned to his hometown of New York in 1793 and later moved to Coldenham (now part of Montgomery), where he spent the last years of his life with his son John. John Fell died on May 15, 1798 and was buried in Colden Cemetery .

Web links

• John Fell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Fell in the database of Find a Grave (English)