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John Taylor Bird (August 16, 1829,
Bloomsbury, New Jersey Bloomsbury is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 870,Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784.New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
's 3rd congressional district for two terms from 1869 to 1873.


Early life and education

Bird was born in
Bloomsbury Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural, intellectual, and educational institutions. Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest mus ...
in
Bethlehem Township, New Jersey Bethlehem Township is a township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the New York metropolitan area.''A History of Trenton: 1679-1929'' Chapter XII - The Courts, Judges and Lawyers; Medicine and Doctors"
Trenton Historical Society. Accessed November 13, 2013. "John T. Bird was born in Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, and studied law in the office of A. G. Richey in Trenton, but practised in Flemington where he became one of the leaders of the Bar."
He attended the public schools, and a classical academy at
Hackettstown, New Jersey Hackettstown is a town in Warren County, New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 10,248. Hackettstown was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 9, 1853, from portions of Inde ...
.


Career

He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in
Bloomsbury, New Jersey Bloomsbury is a borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 870,Clinton, New Jersey Clinton is a town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River in the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town's population was 2,719,Hunterdon County Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,Flemington, New Jersey Flemington is a borough in and the county seat of Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 to December 24, 1784.Riverview Cemetery.


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* 1829 births 1911 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey New Jersey lawyers People from Bethlehem Township, New Jersey People from Flemington, New Jersey Politicians from Trenton, New Jersey 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers {{NewJersey-politician-stub