J. Hart Brewer
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John Hart Brewer was an American
Republican Party
politician who represented New Jersey
's 2nd congressional district
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1881 to 1885. Brewer was the great-great-great grandson of John Hart, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
.
Born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
, Brewer attended the Lawrenceville schools and Trenton Academy, and graduated from the Delaware Literary Institution, Franklin, New York
, in 1862.
He moved to Trenton, New Jersey
, in 1865 and engaged in the manufacture of pottery.
He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly
in 1876.
He served as president of the National Potters' Association in 1879.
Brewer was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh
and Forty-eighth
Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1885.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the manufacture of pottery until 1895, when he engaged in the insurance business. He was appointed assistant appraiser of merchandise at the port of New York City by President McKinley and served until his death in Trenton, New Jersey
, December 21, 1900. He was interred in Riverview Cemetery in Trenton.
United States
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Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
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politician who represented New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
's 2nd congressional district
New Jersey's 2nd congressional district
New Jersey's Second Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Frank LoBiondo.-Counties and municipalities in the district:...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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from 1881 to 1885. Brewer was the great-great-great grandson of John Hart, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
.
Born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
, Brewer attended the Lawrenceville schools and Trenton Academy, and graduated from the Delaware Literary Institution, Franklin, New York
Franklin, New York
Franklin, New York may refer to:* Franklin, Franklin County, New York* Franklin , New York, in Delaware County* Franklin , New York, in Delaware County's town of Franklin...
, in 1862.
He moved to Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
, in 1865 and engaged in the manufacture of pottery.
He served as 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...
in 1876.
He served as president of the National Potters' Association in 1879.
Brewer was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
The Forty-seventh 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, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...
and Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth 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, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1885.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the manufacture of pottery until 1895, when he engaged in the insurance business. He was appointed assistant appraiser of merchandise at the port of New York City by President McKinley and served until his death in Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
, December 21, 1900. He was interred in Riverview Cemetery in Trenton.