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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyJohn Conover TEN EYCK
(1814-1879)
Senate Years of Service:
1859-1865Party: RepublicanTEN EYCK, John Conover, a
Senator from New Jersey; born in Freehold, Monmouth County, N.J.,
March 12, 1814; completed preparatory studies under private tutors;
studied law; admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in
Burlington, N.J.; prosecuting attorney for Burlington County
1839-1849; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1844;
elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from
March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1865; unsuccessful candidate for
reelection; appointed a member of a commission to revise the New
Jersey constitution in 1875, and for a time was president of the
commission; died in Mount Holly, N.J., August 24, 1879; interment
in St. Andrew’s Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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