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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyJoseph McILVAINE
(1769-1826)
Senate Years of Service:
1823-1825; 1825-1826Party: Adams-Clay Republican;
AdamsMcILVAINE, Joseph, a
Senator from New Jersey; born in Bristol, Bucks County, Pa.,
October 2, 1769; pursued an academic course; studied law; admitted
to the bar of the supreme court of New Jersey in 1790 and commenced
practice in Burlington, N.J., in 1791; clerk of Burlington County
1796-1800; clerk of the county court 1800-1823; United States
attorney for New Jersey 1801-1820; appointed judge of the superior
court of New Jersey in 1818, but declined; elected to the United
States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Samuel L. Southard and served from November 12, 1823, until his
death in Burlington, N.J., August 19, 1826; interment in St.
Mary’s Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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