John T. Bird
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John Taylor Bird was an American
Democratic Party
politician and businessman who represented New Jersey
's 3rd congressional district
from 1869 to 1873.
Bird was born in Bloomsbury, New Jersey
on August 16, 1829. He attended the public schools, and a classical academy at Hackettstown, New Jersey
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Bloomsbury, New Jersey
. He moved to Clinton, New Jersey
in 1858. He was prosecutor of the pleas for Hunterdon County
from 1862-1867. He moved to Flemington, New Jersey
in 1865.
Bird was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Flemington. He was a member of the New Jersey constitutional convention in 1876. He moved to Trenton, New Jersey
, in 1882. Bird was vice chancellor of New Jersey from 1882–1896 and master in chancery from 1900-1909. He died in Trenton on May 6, 1911, and was interred there in Riverview Cemetery.
United States
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Democratic Party
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politician and businessman 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 3rd congressional district
New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
New Jersey's Third Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Jon Runyan. It is a swing district, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+1. Former NFL player Republican Jon Runyan defeated John Adler in the 2010 House elections...
from 1869 to 1873.
Bird was born in Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Bloomsbury is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 870.Bloomsbury was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1905, from portions of Bethlehem Township.The Borough of...
on August 16, 1829. He attended the public schools, and a classical academy at Hackettstown, New Jersey
Hackettstown, New Jersey
Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 9,724. The town is located in the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley....
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Bloomsbury, New Jersey
Bloomsbury is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 870.Bloomsbury was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1905, from portions of Bethlehem Township.The Borough of...
. He moved to Clinton, New Jersey
Clinton, New Jersey
Clinton is a Town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on the South Branch of the Raritan River. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 2,719....
in 1858. He was prosecutor of the pleas for Hunterdon County
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....
from 1862-1867. He moved to Flemington, New Jersey
Flemington, New Jersey
Flemington is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 4,581. It is the county seat of Hunterdon County....
in 1865.
Bird was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1872.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Flemington. He was a member of the New Jersey constitutional convention in 1876. 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 1882. Bird was vice chancellor of New Jersey from 1882–1896 and master in chancery from 1900-1909. He died in Trenton on May 6, 1911, and was interred there in Riverview Cemetery.
External links
- John Taylor Bird 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:...
- John Taylor Bird at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...