Daniel Garrison
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Daniel Garrison, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Lower Penns Neck Township, New Jersey near Salem, New Jersey
, on April 3, 1782. He pursued an academic course and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from 1806-1808, and was surrogate of Salem County, New Jersey
from 1809-1823.
Garrison was elected as a Jacksonian Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1823-March 3, 1827. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1826.
After leaving Congress, Garrison was appointed by President Andrew Jackson
as inspector of the revenue and collector of the customs at the port of Bridgeton, New Jersey
, in 1834 and served until 1838. He died in Salem on February 13, 1851, and was interred there in St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
.
Information found on public domain website of the Bioguide of US Congress.
Salem, New Jersey
Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 5,146. It is the county seat of Salem County, the most rural county in the state of New Jersey. The name Salem is related to the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace".The town and...
, on April 3, 1782. He pursued an academic course and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He 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 1806-1808, and was surrogate of Salem County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,285 people, 24,295 households, and 17,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 26,158 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...
from 1809-1823.
Garrison was elected as a Jacksonian Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1823-March 3, 1827. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1826.
After leaving Congress, Garrison was appointed by President Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
as inspector of the revenue and collector of the customs at the port of Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state, on the Cohansey River, near Delaware Bay. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 25,349. It is the county seat of Cumberland County...
, in 1834 and served until 1838. He died in Salem on February 13, 1851, and was interred there in St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Salem
St. John's Episcopal Cemetery is a cemetery in Salem, the historic county seat of Salem County.-Noted interments:* Samuel Dick Delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-85....
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Information found on public domain website of the Bioguide of US Congress.