Garret P. Wikoff was an American

United States

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 Federalist Party politician

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, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County, New Jersey

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 Board of Chosen Freeholders

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Of Dutch

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 descent, Wikoff was a resident of Upper Freehold Township

Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,282 people, 1,437 households, and 1,198 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.4 people per square mile . There were 1,501 housing units at an average density of 32.0 per square mile...

, Monmouth County

Monmouth County, New Jersey

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. In the 1790s he was an Overseer of the Highways for the northern division of Upper Freehold. From 1801 through 1819 he served on both the Upper Freehold Township Committee and the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. At the May 8, 1811 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director, serving until he left the Board in 1819.

In 1813, Garret P. Wikoff was an unsuccessful Federalist candidate for the New Jersey General Assembly

New Jersey General Assembly

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