 Aaron Ogden Aaron Ogden (December 3, 1756-April 19, 1839) was a United States Senator and Governor of New Jersey. Image File history File links Aaron_Ogden. ...
December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
Ogden was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (formerly Elizabethtown). He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1773, and served as tutor in Barber’s Grammar School from 1773-1775. In the American Revolutionary War, Ogden served as a lieutenant, captain, and brigade major. After studying law, Ogden was admitted to the bar in 1784 and commenced practice in Elizabeth. Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ...
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Ogden served as a presidential elector in the 1796 electoral college that elected John Adams. He was clerk of Essex County from 1785-1803, and was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Schureman and served from February 28, 1801, to March 3, 1803. He lost his bid for reelection to the Senate in 1802. In 1803, Ogden was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly, where he served until 1812. Ogden was elected trustee of the College of New Jersey (later to become Princeton University) in 1803, a post in which he served until his death. Ogden was elected as Governor of New Jersey in 1812. Presidential electoral votes by state. ...
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father of the United States and American politician who served as the first Vice President of the United States (1789–1797), and the second President of the United States (1797–1801). ...
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of New Jersey. ...
The Federalist Party was a political party during the First Party System in the United States of America, from 1792 to 1816. ...
James Schureman (February 12, 1756– January 22, 1824) was an American merchant and statesman from New Brunswick, New Jersey. ...
February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ...
Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...
The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
Ogden was nominated by President James Madison as major general of the Army in 1813, but declined the appointment. He became engaged in steamboat navigation in 1813, and was defendant in the historic Gibbons v. Ogden case that denied New York State's attempted monopoly on steamboat operation between New York and New Jersey. Ogden moved to Jersey City in 1829 and resumed the practice of law. In 1830, he was appointed as collector of customs and served until his death in Jersey City. Ogden's body is interned at the First Presbyterian Church Burial Ground in Elizabeth. James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourth (1809–1817) President of the United States. ...
In the case of Gibbons v. ...
Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ...
Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ...
Ogden's nephew Daniel Haines later also served as Governor of New Jersey. Daniel Haines (January 6, 1801 - January 26, 1877) was an American jurist and Governor of New Jersey. ...
See also This is a list of governors of New Jersey. ...
External links The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ...
Sources - This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Dictionary of American Biography; Baxter, Maurice G.
- The Steamboat Monopoly: Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972;
- Ogden, Aaron. Autobiography of Col. Aaron Ogden, of Elizabethtown. Paterson, NJ: Press Printing & Publishing Co., 1893.
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