Thomas Sinnickson was an American

United States

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 merchant and statesman from Salem, New Jersey

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...

. He represented in the U.S. House

United States House of Representatives

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 in 1789–1791 and again in 1797–1799.

He was the granduncle of Clement Hall Sinnickson

Clement Hall Sinnickson

Clement Hall Sinnickson , was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1875–1879...

 and uncle of Thomas Sinnickson

Thomas Sinnickson (jurist)

Thomas Sinnickson was an American jurist and statesman from Salem, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives in 1828-1829....

. He was born near Salem, 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...

, December 21, 1744; completed preparatory studies; engaged in mercantile pursuits; served as captain in the Continental Army

Continental Army

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; held several local offices; member of the New Jersey General Assembly

New Jersey General Assembly

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 in 1777, 1782, 1784, 1785, 1787, and 1788; elected to the First Congress (March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791); elected as a Federalist

Federalist Party (United States)

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 to the Fifth Congress (March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799); died in Salem, N.J., May 15, 1817; interment 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....

, in Salem.

External links

• Biography of Thomas Sinnickson from The Political Graveyard
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