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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyJohn RUNK
(1791-1872)
RUNK, John, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Milltown (now Idell),
Hunterdon County, N.J., July 3, 1791; attended the district
schools; took charge of the mills and general store on his
father’s property in Milltown, N.J.; member of the board of
chosen freeholders from Kingwood 1825-1833; unsuccessful candidate
for sheriff in 1830; high sheriff of Hunterdon County 1836-1838;
elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March
3, 1847); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to the
Thirtieth Congress; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of New
Jersey in 1850; moved to Lambertville, Hunterdon County, N.J., in
1854; and engaged in the milling business and mercantile pursuits;
died in Lambertville, September 22, 1872; interment in Rosemont
Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon County, N.J.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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