Lucius Elmer

Lucius Elmer

Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer (born February 3, 1793 in Bridgeton , New Jersey , †  March 11, 1883 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Lucius Elmer was a son of Congressman Ebenezer Elmer (1752-1843) and a nephew of US Senator Jonathan Elmer (1745-1817). He attended private schools and then studied at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia . During the British-American War of 1812 he rose from lieutenant to major in the militia . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1815, he began to work in Bridgeton in this profession. In 1824 he worked as a public prosecutor. At the same time he began a political career. Between 1820 and 1823 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly , of which he was president in 1823. Between 1824 and 1829 he served as the state attorney for New Jersey; in this office he succeeded Joseph McIlvaine .

Politically, Elmer became a member of the Democratic Party founded in 1828 . In the congressional election of 1842 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Joseph Fitz Randolph on March 4, 1843 . Since he lost to James G. Hampton of the Whig Party in 1844 , he was only able to serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1845 . He was chairman of the election committee. That time was determined by the tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was discussed.

From 1850 to 1852 Elmer was Attorney General of his home state; from 1852 to 1869 he served as a judge on the New Jersey Supreme Court . After that, he retired. He died on March 11, 1883 in his birthplace Bridgeton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Lucius Elmer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Lucius Elmer in the database of Find a Grave (English)