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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyCharles KINSEY
(1773-1849)
KINSEY, Charles, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Baltimore, Md., in 1773;
attended the common schools; in early life engaged in the
manufacture of paper; moved to Bloomfield Township, Essex County,
N.J., and continued the industry; moved to Paterson, N.J., in 1802
and later to New Prospect (now Waldwick), Bergen County, N.J.,
continuing in the paper industry; member of the State general
assembly in 1812, 1813, 1819, and 1826; served in the State council
in 1814; elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth Congress (March
4, 1817-March 3, 1819); elected to the Sixteenth Congress to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Condit and served
from February 2, 1820, to March 3, 1821; moved to New Prospect,
near Hohokus, Bergen County, N.J., and carried on the manufacture
of paper; judge of the court of common pleas and of the
orphans’ court of Bergen County 1830-1845; died in New
Prospect, N.J., June 25, 1849; interment in Union Cemetery, near
New Prospect.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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