Ephraim Bateman (July 9, 1780January 28, 1829) represented

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in the

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from 1826 to 1829 and in the

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from 1815 to 1823. Born in

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, an area within

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; attended the local schools and Nathaniel Ogden's

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school; apprenticed as a

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in 1796; taught in the local school 1799–1801; studied medicine with a physician in 1801 and at the

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in 1802 and 1803; practiced in Cedarville Member of the

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1808–1809, 1811, and 1813, serving as speaker in 1813; elected to the

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and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1823). Member,

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1826 and served as

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; elected to the

to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

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and served from November 9, 1826 to January 12, 1829, when he resigned because of failing health. His election to the Senate was contested by several members of the

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and citizens, citing that Bateman, while presiding over the joint election meeting, cast the deciding vote for himself against

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. A select committee investigated the issue and declared the election legal.The Election Case of Ephraim Bateman of New Jersey (1828)
United States Senate (accessed September 4, 2017). He died in Cedarville,

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, aged 48; interred in the Old Stone Church Cemetery,

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