Garnett Adrain
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Garnett Bowditch Adrain was an American
Democratic Party
politician
, who was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives
from New Jersey
.
and Ann Pollock in a family of seven children. He moved with his parents to New Brunswick, New Jersey
where he attended public schools before he graduated from Rutgers College
, New Brunswick, in 1833. He went on to study law in his brother's office from where Adrain was licensed as an attorney
in 1836 and as a counselor in 1839. He married Mary Smith Griggs (1817–1886).
He was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirty-fifth Congress
and as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress
, serving in Congress from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861, where he represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
. He was chairman of the Engraving Committee in both congresses.
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1860 and went back to his profession as an attorney. He died in New Brunswick on August 17, 1878, and his interment was done in Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick
.
, a prominent author who worked with his father.
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
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politician
Politician
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, who was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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from New Jersey
New Jersey
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.
Life
He was born to Robert AdrainRobert Adrain
Robert Adrain was a scientist and mathematician, considered one of the most brilliant mathematical minds of the time in America....
and Ann Pollock in a family of seven children. He moved with his parents to New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
where he attended public schools before he graduated from Rutgers College
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, New Brunswick, in 1833. He went on to study law in his brother's office from where Adrain was licensed as an attorney
Lawyer
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in 1836 and as a counselor in 1839. He married Mary Smith Griggs (1817–1886).
He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Thirty-fifth Congress
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
and as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
, serving in Congress from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861, where he represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
New Jersey's Third Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Jon Runyan. It is a swing district, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+1. Former NFL player Republican Jon Runyan defeated John Adler in the 2010 House elections...
. He was chairman of the Engraving Committee in both congresses.
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1860 and went back to his profession as an attorney. He died in New Brunswick on August 17, 1878, and his interment was done in Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick
Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick
The Van Liew Cemetery is a cemetery located in North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Around 1966, Alfred Yorston removed 520 bodies from the First Presbyterian Church, New Brunswick's cemetery to Van Liew Cemetery to make way for new construction at the church. -Notable burials:*J. Edward...
.
Quotes
- Secession—peaceable secession, as it is called ... in fact rebellion.
- Nothing but a rope of sand, of no strength whatever to hold the States together, and which may be broken at any moment.
Name
The name Bowditch in his name originates from Nathaniel BowditchNathaniel Bowditch
Nathaniel Bowditch was an early American mathematician remembered for his work on ocean navigation. He is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation; his book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissioned U.S...
, a prominent author who worked with his father.