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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyJames SCHUREMAN
(1756-1824)
Senate Years of Service:
1799-1801Party: FederalistSCHUREMAN, James, a
Delegate, a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in
New Brunswick, N.J., February 12, 1756; attended the common
schools; graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., 1775;
engaged in mercantile pursuits; served in the Revolutionary Army;
member, State general assembly 1783-1785, 1788; delegate to the
Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1786; Member of the
Continental Congress in 1786 and 1787; elected to the First
Congress (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791); president of New Brunswick
in 1792; elected to the Fifth Congress (March 4, 1797-March 3,
1799); elected to the United States Senate as a Federalist on
February 14, 1799, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
John Rutherfurd, but did not qualify until later, preferring to
serve out his term in the House; served as Senator from March 4,
1799, to February 16, 1801, when he resigned; mayor of New
Brunswick 1801-1813; member of the State council 1808-1810; elected
to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815); was not a
candidate for renomination in 1814; again elected mayor and served
from 1821 until his death in New Brunswick, January 22, 1824;
interment in First Reformed Church Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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