Hedge Thompson

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Hedge Thompson (January 28, 1780 - July 23, 1828), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Salem, New Jersey on January 28, 1780; pursued an academic course; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1802 and practiced his profession in Salem; member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1805; served in the State Council (now the New Jersey Senate) in 1819; appointed associate judge of Salem County, N.J., in 1815 and again in 1824; served as collector for Salem County from 1826 to 1828; elected to the Twentieth Congress and served from March 4, 1827, until his death in Salem, N.J., on July 23, 1828; interment in St. John's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard.

Information found on public domain website of the Bioguide of the US Congress.

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• Hedge Thompson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Hedge Thompson at The Political Graveyard
• Hedge Thompson at Find A Grave