Jacob Hufty
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Jacob Hufty was a U.S. Representative
from New Jersey
.
Born in New Jersey, Hufty was a blacksmith by trade.
He served as a private in the State militia.
Freeholder for Salem Township, New Jersey
, 1792.
Hufty was elected overseer of the poor and collector of Salem Township, 1793.
County justice of Salem County, New Jersey
, 1797, county judge in 1798, and county justice and judge, 1804.
He served as sheriff 1801–1804.
Freeholder of Salem Township 1800–1804.
He was a director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders
, 1801.
He served as member of the New Jersey Legislative Council
(now the New Jersey Senate
) in 1804, 1806, and 1807.
County collector from 1805 to 1808.
He served as judge of Orphans Court from 1805 to 1808.
Surrogate in 1808.
Hufty was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh
and Twelfth
Congresses and as a Federalist
to the Thirteenth
Congress (March 4, 1809 – May 20, 1814).
He died on May 20, 1814, in Salem, New Jersey
.
He was interred in St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Salem
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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...
.
Born in New Jersey, Hufty was a blacksmith by trade.
He served as a private in the State militia.
Freeholder for Salem Township, 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...
, 1792.
Hufty was elected overseer of the poor and collector of Salem Township, 1793.
County justice of 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...
, 1797, county judge in 1798, and county justice and judge, 1804.
He served as sheriff 1801–1804.
Freeholder of Salem Township 1800–1804.
He was a director of the 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...
, 1801.
He served as member of the New Jersey Legislative Council
New Jersey Legislative Council
The New Jersey Legislative Council was the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature under the New Jersey Constitution of 1776 until it was replaced by the New Jersey Senate under the Constitution of 1844.-History:...
(now the New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
) in 1804, 1806, and 1807.
County collector from 1805 to 1808.
He served as judge of Orphans Court from 1805 to 1808.
Surrogate in 1808.
Hufty was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh
11th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore:** John Milledge ** Andrew Gregg , elected June 26, 1809** John Gaillard , elected February 28, 1810...
and Twelfth
12th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :During this congress, one new House seat was added for the new state of Louisiana.- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: William H. Crawford -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Henry Clay...
Congresses and as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Thirteenth
13th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...
Congress (March 4, 1809 – May 20, 1814).
He died on May 20, 1814, in 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 was interred in St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Salem
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....
.