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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyThomas LEE
(1780-1856)
LEE, Thomas, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., November
28, 1780; resided in Chester Valley, Pa., during his earlier years
and attended the common schools; moved to Leesburg, Cumberland
County, N.J., about 1798 and to Port Elizabeth in 1805; became a
merchant, shipbuilder, and landowner; judge of the court of common
pleas 1813-1815; member of the State general assembly in 1814 and
1815; postmaster of Port Elizabeth 1818-1833 and 1846-1849; elected
as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses
(March 4, 1833-March 3, 1837); chairman, Committee on Accounts
(Twenty-fourth Congress); founder of Port Elizabeth Library and
Academy; died in Port Elizabeth, N.J., on November 2, 1856;
interment in the Methodist Episcopal Churchyard.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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