Isaac Wildrick
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Isaac Wildrick was an American
Democratic Party
politician
, who represented in the United States House of Representatives
from 1849 to 1853.
Wildrick was born in Marksboro (in Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey
) on March 3, 1803. He attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits near Blairstown Township, New Jersey
. He was constable from 1827 to 1832, coroner from 1829–1831, Justice of the Peace
from 1834–1839, judge in 1839, sheriff from 1839–1841 and director of the county poorhouse from 1842-1848. He was a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
from 1845-1848.
Wildrick was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first
and Thirty-second
Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.
After leaving Congress, he resumed agricultural pursuits. He was again a freeholder from 1856–1859, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from 1882 to 1885. He died in Blairstown on March 22, 1892, and was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Marksboro.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician
Politician
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, who represented in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1849 to 1853.
Wildrick was born in Marksboro (in Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey
Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 2,083 people, 722 households, and 578 families residing in the township. The population density was 88.9 people per square mile . There were 755 housing units at an average density of 32.2 per square mile...
) on March 3, 1803. He attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits near Blairstown Township, New Jersey
Blairstown Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,747 people, 2,040 households, and 1,638 families residing in the township. The population density was 185.3 people per square mile . There were 2,136 housing units at an average density of 68.9 per square mile...
. He was constable from 1827 to 1832, coroner from 1829–1831, Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
from 1834–1839, judge in 1839, sheriff from 1839–1841 and director of the county poorhouse from 1842-1848. He was a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
from 1845-1848.
Wildrick was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first
31st United States Congress
The Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months...
and Thirty-second
32nd United States Congress
The Thirty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and...
Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.
After leaving Congress, he resumed agricultural pursuits. He was again a freeholder from 1856–1859, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
from 1882 to 1885. He died in Blairstown on March 22, 1892, and was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Marksboro.
External links
- Isaac Wildrick at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...