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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyOrestes CLEVELAND
(1829-1896)
CLEVELAND, Orestes, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Duanesburg, Schenectady
County, N.Y., March 2, 1829; attended the common schools; moved to
Jersey City, N.J., in 1845 and became involved in the manufacture
of black lead, stove polish, and pencils; member of the board of
aldermen of Jersey City in 1861 and 1862, serving as its president
in the latter year; mayor of Jersey City 1864-1866; elected as a
Democrat to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the Forty-second
Congress; engaged in business with the Forbes Fibre Co. of Jersey
City; unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for Governor on the
Democratic ticket in 1880; again mayor of Jersey City 1886-1891;
was one of the organizers of the board of trade of Jersey City in
1888 and its first president; moved to Tenafly in 1892 and thence
to Engelwood, N.J.; died March 30, 1896, in Norwich, Windsor
County, Vt., where he had gone in search of health; interment in
Fairview Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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