John Huyler

John Huyler (1859)

John Huyler (born April 9, 1808 in New York City , †  January 9, 1870 in Hackensack , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1857 and 1859 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Huyler attended public schools in Tenafly . He then worked in the construction industry in New York until 1846, where he rose from a simple bricklayer to a building contractor. In 1846, Huyler moved to New Jersey where he worked in agriculture. Since 1855 he lived in Hackensack. There he got into trading and the timber business. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Huyler was a member and chairman of the Bergen County County Council . From 1849 to 1851 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly ; In 1851 he was president of the house. From 1854 to 1857 he served as a judge at an appeals court.

In the congressional election of 1856 , Huyler was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded George Vail on March 4, 1857 . Since he was not confirmed in 1858, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1859 . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Huyler worked primarily in the wood business. On January 9, 1870, he was killed in an assassination attempt. He was buried in Hackensack.

Web links

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

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