John C. Ten Eyck
| John Conover Ten Eyck | |
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| United States Senator from New Jersey | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | William Wright |
| Succeeded by | John P. Stockton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1814 Freehold Township, New Jersey |
| Died | August 24, 1879 (aged 65) Mount Holly Township, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
John Conover Ten Eyck (March 12, 1814 – August 24, 1879) was a United States Senator from New Jersey during the American Civil War.
Born in Freehold Township, New Jersey, he completed preparatory studies under private tutors, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1835, and commenced practice in Burlington, New Jersey. He was prosecuting attorney for Burlington County in 1839 and 1840, and was a delegate to the New Jersey constitutional convention of 1844.
Ten Eyck was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican and served from March 4, 1859, to March 4, 1865; he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection, and was appointed a member of a commission to revise the New Jersey State Constitution in 1875, and for a time was president of the commission. He died at his home in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey in 1879 and was interred in St. Andrew's Cemetery.[1]
References
- ↑ Staff. "THE HON. JOHN C. TEN EYCK.", The New York Times, August 26, 1879. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Ex-United States Senator John C. Ten Eyck died at his residence in Monnt [sic] Holly, N.J., at the age of 65 years."
Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.- John C. Ten Eyck at Find a Grave
| United States Senate | ||
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| Preceded by William Wright |
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from New Jersey 1859–1865 Served alongside: John R. Thomson, Richard S. Field, James W. Wall, William Wright |
Succeeded by John P. Stockton |
