E. Bertram Mott
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Elias Bertram Mott was an American
Republican Party
politician
who served as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
and as County Clerk of Morris County, New Jersey
for more than fifty years.
to Elias Briant and Lauretta W. Mott. He attended public schools in Rockaway, before going on to Wyoming Seminary
in Kingston, Pennsylvania
, where he graduated in 1896. He studied law privately and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1901.
In 1897 Mott first worked as an aide to his father, Elias B. Mott, who was Morris
County Clerk at the time. He was appointed deputy County Clerk the following year, and would be elected as County Clerk in 1908, a position he would hold until his death in 1961.
In 1922 he was elected a member of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
. He became chairman of the State Committee in 1927, succeeding former Governor of New Jersey
Edward C. Stokes
, who resigned to run for United States Senate
. He served in the position for seven years.
Mott died in 1961 at Morristown Memorial Hospital at the age of 82.
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Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
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who served as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
New Jersey Republican State Committee
The New Jersey Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the Republican Party in New Jersey. The Committee was founded in 1880. The party is led by Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee Sam Raia of Saddle River, New Jersey.-Membership:...
and as County Clerk of Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
for more than fifty years.
Biography
Mott was born in 1879 in Rockaway, New JerseyRockaway, New Jersey
Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,438.Rockaway was formed as a borough on June 19, 1894, from portions of Rockaway Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous...
to Elias Briant and Lauretta W. Mott. He attended public schools in Rockaway, before going on to Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary
Wyoming Seminary, founded in 1844 and currently led by President Kip P. Nygren, is a private college preparatory school located in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania, in Kingston and Forty Fort It is near the Susquehanna River and the city of Wilkes-Barre...
in Kingston, Pennsylvania
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Kingston is a municipality located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes Barre. Kingston was incorporated as a borough in 1857. Kingston has adopted a home rule charter which became effective in January 1976. It is part of the greater metropolitan...
, where he graduated in 1896. He studied law privately and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1901.
In 1897 Mott first worked as an aide to his father, Elias B. Mott, who was Morris
Morris County, New Jersey
Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....
County Clerk at the time. He was appointed deputy County Clerk the following year, and would be elected as County Clerk in 1908, a position he would hold until his death in 1961.
In 1922 he was elected a member of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
New Jersey Republican State Committee
The New Jersey Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the Republican Party in New Jersey. The Committee was founded in 1880. The party is led by Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee Sam Raia of Saddle River, New Jersey.-Membership:...
. He became chairman of the State Committee in 1927, succeeding former Governor of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey
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Edward C. Stokes
Edward C. Stokes
Edward Casper Stokes was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 32nd Governor of New Jersey, from 1905 to 1908.-Biography:...
, who resigned to run for United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. He served in the position for seven years.
Mott died in 1961 at Morristown Memorial Hospital at the age of 82.
External links
- Biographical information for E. Bertram Mott from 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:...