Hendrick Hendrickson
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Hendrick Hendrickson was an American politician from New Jersey
, who served on the Monmouth County
Board of Justices and Freeholders
.
Of Dutch descent, Hendrickson was serving as a Justice of the Peace
at least as early as 1784, and from records still extant, was sitting with the Board of Justices and Freeholders by 1788. He served at least to 1796. At the May 12, 1790 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Chairman of the Board for one year; he was again chosen as Chairman at the May 9, 1792 reorganization. In 1797, Hendrickson was elected as a Chosen Freeholder to represent Middletown Township
, and served a one-year term. At the May 10, 1797 annual reorganization, he was once again chosen as Chairman, and served as in that capacity for one year before leaving the board.
In March 1799, Hendrick Hendrickson was elected to the Middletown Township Committee, where he served until 1805.
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...
, who served on the Monmouth County
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
Board of Justices and 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...
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Of Dutch descent, Hendrickson was serving as a 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...
at least as early as 1784, and from records still extant, was sitting with the Board of Justices and Freeholders by 1788. He served at least to 1796. At the May 12, 1790 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Chairman of the Board for one year; he was again chosen as Chairman at the May 9, 1792 reorganization. In 1797, Hendrickson was elected as a Chosen Freeholder to represent Middletown Township
Middletown Township, New Jersey
Middletown Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 66,522...
, and served a one-year term. At the May 10, 1797 annual reorganization, he was once again chosen as Chairman, and served as in that capacity for one year before leaving the board.
In March 1799, Hendrick Hendrickson was elected to the Middletown Township Committee, where he served until 1805.