Joseph E. Edsall

Joseph E. Edsall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by Littleton Kirkpatrick
Succeeded by John Van Dyke
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by John Runk
Succeeded by Isaac Wildrick
Personal details
Born March 29, 1789
Hamburg, New Jersey
Died February 17, 1865(1865-02-17) (aged 75)
Hamburg, New Jersey
Political party Democratic
Profession Politician

Joseph E. Edsall (March 29, 1789 in Hamburg, New Jersey – February 17, 1865 in Hamburg, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847, and the New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1847 to 1849.

Biography

Edsall was born in Rudeville, near Hamburg, New Jersey in 1789, and attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and operated a distillery and a tannery. He served as county clerk, was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, and served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas.

Edsall was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. He died in Hamburg in 1865, and was interred there in the Baptist Burying Ground.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Littleton Kirkpatrick		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 4th congressional district
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 		Succeeded by
John Van Dyke
Preceded by
John Runk		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 		Succeeded by
Isaac Wildrick
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