Henry C. Loudenslager
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Henry Clay Loudenslager (May 22, 1852 – August 12, 1911) was an American
Republican Party
politician from New Jersey
who represented the 1st congressional district
from 1893 to 1911.
(now part of Commercial Township
) on May 22, 1852. He moved with his parents to Paulsboro, New Jersey
in 1856, where he attended the common schools. He engaged in the produce commission business in Philadelphia from 1872-1882, and was county clerk of Gloucester County, New Jersey
from 1882-1892.
Loudenslager was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and to the nine succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1893, until his death in Paulsboro on August 12, 1911. He was chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Fifty-fourth through Sixty-first Congresses). He was interred in Eglington Cemetery
in Clarksboro.
United States
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Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
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politician from 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...
who represented the 1st congressional district
New Jersey's 1st congressional district
New Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The current U.S. Representative from the 1st district is Democrat Rob Andrews...
from 1893 to 1911.
Biography
Loudenslager was born in Mauricetown, New JerseyMauricetown, New Jersey
Mauricetown is an unincorporated area within Commercial Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08329...
(now part of Commercial Township
Commercial Township, New Jersey
Commercial Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
) on May 22, 1852. He moved with his parents to Paulsboro, New Jersey
Paulsboro, New Jersey
Paulsboro is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,097....
in 1856, where he attended the common schools. He engaged in the produce commission business in Philadelphia from 1872-1882, and was county clerk of Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....
from 1882-1892.
Loudenslager was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and to the nine succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1893, until his death in Paulsboro on August 12, 1911. He was chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Fifty-fourth through Sixty-first Congresses). He was interred in Eglington Cemetery
Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro
Eglington Cemetery is a cemetery in Clarksboro, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.-Notable interments:*Robert C. Hendrickson , United States Senator from New Jersey from 1949 to 1955.*Henry C...
in Clarksboro.
External links
- Henry Clay Loudenslager 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:...
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