The Vice-President of Council of the
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the ...
would succeed the
Governor (who was the President of the Council) if a vacancy occurred in that office.
List of past vice-presidents of Council
The following is a list of past vice-presidents of the New Jersey Council from the adoption of the 1776
State Constitution.
*1776-81:
John Stevens, Hunterdon
* 1782:
John Cox, Burlington
* 1783-84:
Philemon Dickinson, Hunterdon
* 1785-88:
Robert Lettis Hooper
Robert Lettis Hooper or Robert Lettice Hooper (died 1738/39) was a chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Biography
Robert Lettis Hooper was a son of Daniel Hooper, a native of Barbados.
A merchant in New York City, he subsequently relo ...
, Hunterdon
* 1789-92:
Elisha Lawrence, Monmouth (acting Governor 1790)
* 1793-94:
Thomas Henderson, Monmouth (acting Governor 1793 & 1794)
* 1795: Elisha Lawrence, Monmouth
* 1796-97:
James Linn
James Linn (1749January 5, 1821) was a politician who served as a United States representative from New Jersey, serving one term from 1799 to 1801.
Early life
Linn was born in Bedminster Township in the Province of New Jersey in 1749. He wa ...
, Somerset
* 1798-1800:
George Anderson, Burlington
* 1801-04:
John Lambert John Lambert may refer to:
*John Lambert (martyr) (died 1538), English Protestant martyred during the reign of Henry VIII
*John Lambert (general) (1619–1684), Parliamentary general in the English Civil War
*John Lambert of Creg Clare (''fl.'' c. ...
, Hunterdon (acting Governor 1802-03)
* 1805:
Thomas Little
Thomas Little (August 27, 1886 in Ogden, Utah – March 5, 1985 in Santa Monica, California) was a United States set decorator who worked on more than 450 Hollywood movies between 1932 and 1953. He won a total of 6 Oscars for art direction and r ...
, Monmouth
* 1806: George Anderson, Burlington
* 1807:
Ebenezer Elmer
Ebenezer Elmer (August 23, 1752 – October 18, 1843) was an American physician from Bridgeton, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the U.S. Congress from the Democratic-Republican Party from 1801 to 1807. Elmer's older brother, Jonathan Elm ...
, Cumberland
* 1808:
Ebenezer Seeley
Ebenezer Seeley (April 9, 1793-Jan. 23,1866) was an American lawyer and politician.
Seeley, the son of Ebenezer Seeley, was born in Wilton, Connecticut, April 9, 1793.
He graduated from Yale College in 1814. He studied law under Seth Perkins St ...
, Cumberland
* 1809:
Thomas Ward, Essex
* 1810-11:
Charles Clark, Essex (acting Governor 1812)
* 1812:
James Schureman, Middlesex
* 1813: Charles Clark, Essex
* 1814-15:
William Kennedy, Sussex (acting Governor 1815)
* 1816-22:
Jesse Upson, Morris
* 1823-25:
Peter J. Stryker, Somerset
* 1826:
Ephraim Bateman
Ephraim Bateman (July 9, 1780January 28, 1829) represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823.
Born in Cedarville, New Jersey, an area within Lawrence Town ...
, Cumberland
* 1827:
Silas Cook
Silas or Silvanus (; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey.
Name and ...
, Morris
* 1828:
Caleb Newbold
Caleb (), sometimes transliterated as Kaleb ( he, כָּלֵב, ''Kalev'', ; Tiberian vocalization: Kālēḇ; Academy of the Hebrew Language, Hebrew Academy: Kalev), is a figure who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a representative of the Tribe ...
, Burlington
* 1829-30:
Edward Condict
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...
, Morris
* 1831-32:
Elias P. Seeley
Elias Petty Seeley (November 10, 1791 in Bridgeton, New JerseyAugust 23, 1846) was an American Whig Party politician who served as the 11th governor of New Jersey in 1833.
Politics
Seeley was named to serve as governor after Samuel L. South ...
, Cumberland (acting Governor 1833)
* 1833:
Mahlon Dickerson, Morris
* 1834:
John Patterson (New Jersey) John Patterson may refer to:
Military
*John Patterson (Medal of Honor) (1838–1922), Medal of Honor recipient
*John Henry Patterson (Medal of Honor) (1843–1920), Medal of Honor recipient
*John Henry Patterson (author) (1867–1947), Anglo-Iris ...
, Monmouth
* 1835:
Charles Sitgreaves, Warren
* 1836:
Jeptha P. Munn, Morris
* 1837-38:
Andrew Parsons, Passaic
* 1839-40:
Joseph Porter, Gloucester
* 1841:
John Cassedy, Bergen
* 1842:
William Chetwood, Essex
* 1843:
Jehu Patterson, Monmouth
* (1844 elections were for the new
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. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...
that met in January 1845)
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References
*List from "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey", date: various (pre 1950)
External links
The New Jersey Constitution of 1776
New Jersey Legislature