William Chetwood

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William Chetwood (born June 17, 1771 in Elizabeth , Province of New Jersey , †  December 17, 1857 ibid) was an American politician . In 1836 and 1837 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Chetwood attended Princeton College until 1792 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1796, he began to work in Camden in this profession. He was then a prosecutor in Essex County . In 1794 he took part in the crackdown on the Whiskey Rebellion at the side of General Henry Lee .

In the 1830s, Chetwood joined the Whig Party . After the resignation of MP Philemon Dickerson , he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on December 5, 1836, when the by-election was due for the first seat of New Jersey . By March 3, 1837 he ended the current legislative period. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Chetwood was a member of the State Council , the later Senate of New Jersey , in 1841 and 1842 . Otherwise he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on December 17, 1857 in his birthplace Elizabeth, where he was also buried.

Web links

  • William Chetwood in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Chetwood, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1771
PLACE OF BIRTH Elizabeth , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1857
Place of death Elizabeth , New Jersey