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Rodman McCamley Price (March 5, 1816 – June 7, 1894) was Governor of New Jersey from 1854 to 1857. March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...


Price was born in Newton, in Sussex County on May 5, 1816. He attended the public schools of New York City and the Lawrenceville Academy (a predecessor to today's Lawrenceville School). Price pursued classical studies at Princeton College, but did not graduate. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. View of Newton. ... Sussex County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational, independent boarding school for grades 9-12 located on 700 acres in the historic village of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, five miles southwest of Princeton. ... Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is one of the eight Ivy League universities, and is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious institutions in the world. ...


Price was appointed purser in the United States Navy in 1840 and was stationed in San Francisco; during the Mexican-American War, he served as an officer of the Navy; prefect and alcalde of Monterey in 1846 and the first American to exercise judicial functions in California; naval agent 1848-1850; delegate to the first constitutional convention of California; returned to New Jersey; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-second United States Congress, from March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress. He was elected Governor of New Jersey, serving from 1854-1857, where he became the father of the public-school system of New Jersey. He established a ferry from Weehawken to New York and engaged in the quarrying business and in the reclamation of lands along the Hackensack River. Price was a delegate to the Peace conference of 1861 held in Washington, D.C. in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations around the globe. ... Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio López de Santa Anna Strength 60,000 40,000 Casualties KIA: 1,733 Total dead: 13,283 Wounded: 4,152 25,000 (Mexican government estimate) The Mexican-American War was fought between the United States and... Thirty-second States Congress Links and spelling have to be verified. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Weehawken Township is a township located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ... The Hackensack River, as seen from the New Jersey Turnpike. ... Prior to the beginning of fighting between Americans in 1861, there took place a meeting at Washington, D. C. of many of the most influential Americans in the United States. ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ...


Price died in Oakland, in Bergen County, on June 7, 1894 and was buried in the Reformed Cemetery, in Mahwah, New Jersey. Map highlighting Oaklands location within Bergen County. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1683 Seat Hackensack Area  - Total  - Water 606 km² (234 mi²) 33 km² (13 mi²) 5. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Map highlighting Mahwahs location within Bergen County. ...


See also

This is a list of governors of New Jersey. ...

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Preceded by:
George F. Fort		 Governor of New Jersey
1854–1857		 Succeeded by:
William A. Newell


George Franklin Fort (1809 - April 23, 1872) was a physician, politician, judge, and a Democratic Governor of New Jersey from 1851-1854. ... The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... William Augustus Newell (September 5, 1817 - August 8, 1901), was a physician, a three-term Congressman, and the Governor of New Jersey from 1857 to 1860, and of the Washington Territory from 1880-1884. ...

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