George Armstrong Halsey (December 7, 1827 – April 1, 1894) was an American Republican Party
politician
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and leather manufacturer from
New Jersey
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, who served two non-consecutive terms representing .
New Jersey
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, Halsey attended local schools as a child and later Springfield Academy. He engaged in manufacturing
leather
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in
Newark, New Jersey
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clothing business. He was a member of the
New Jersey General Assembly
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Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...
internal revenue
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from 1862 to 1866 and resumed the leather business in 1866.
Congress
Halsey was elected a
Republican
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Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
to the
United States House of Representatives
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in 1866, serving from 1867 to 1869, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1868. He was later elected back in 1870, serving again from 1871 to 1873, not being a candidate for renomination in 1872. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds from 1871 to 1873.
Post Congress and death
Afterwards, he resumed former manufacturing pursuits and was president of and
insurance
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company.
Halsey died in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark.
The Political Graveyard
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