Theophilus Little
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Theophilus Little was an American
politician from New Jersey
, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
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Little, who previously served on the old Board of Justices and Freeholders as a Justice of the Peace
, was elected as a Chosen Freeholder in 1795 to represent Shrewsbury Township
, and continued after 1798 on the reconstituted Board of Chosen Freeholders, serving through 1804. At the May 9, 1798 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director (the first to hold the title in Monmouth County), and served in that capacity for six years before leaving the board.
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 served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey
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 Chosen 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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Little, who previously served on the old Board of Justices and Freeholders 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...
, was elected as a Chosen Freeholder in 1795 to represent Shrewsbury Township
Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey
Shrewsbury Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 1,141.-History:...
, and continued after 1798 on the reconstituted Board of Chosen Freeholders, serving through 1804. At the May 9, 1798 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director (the first to hold the title in Monmouth County), and served in that capacity for six years before leaving the board.