James Edgar Martine
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James Edgar Martine was an American
Democratic Party
politician
who served as United States Senator from New Jersey
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, he moved with his parents to Plainfield, New Jersey
in 1857; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits, the real estate business, and in building; member of the Plainfield common council; unsuccessful candidate for election as Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey
; unsuccessful candidate in 1906 for election to the Sixtieth United States Congress. He was elected as a Democrat
to the United States Senate
and served from March 4, 1911, to March 4, 1917, where he served as chairman of the Committee on Coast Defenses (Sixty-third United States Congress), Committee on Industrial Expositions
(Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth United States Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916; resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Miami, Florida
; interment in Hillside Cemetery located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
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politician
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who served as United States Senator from New Jersey
New Jersey
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Biography
Born in New York CityNew York City
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, he moved with his parents to Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....
in 1857; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits, the real estate business, and in building; member of the Plainfield common council; unsuccessful candidate for election as Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey
Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey
Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey:Mayors are sworn in on January 1 of the new year, so there is no overlaps in years unless someone has died in office or resigned....
; unsuccessful candidate in 1906 for election to the Sixtieth United States Congress. 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 United States Senate
United States Senate
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and served from March 4, 1911, to March 4, 1917, where he served as chairman of the Committee on Coast Defenses (Sixty-third United States Congress), Committee on Industrial Expositions
United States Senate Committee on Industrial Expositions
The Senate Committee on Industrial Expositions was a committee of the United States Senate between 1899 and 1921. It was originally established as a select committee, but became a standing committee in 1909...
(Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth United States Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916; resumed agricultural pursuits; died in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
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; interment in Hillside Cemetery located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the township population increased to a record high of 23,510.-History:...
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