John Huyler
John Huyler | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
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Preceded by | George Vail |
Succeeded by | Jetur R. Riggs |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1850-1852 |
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Personal details | |
Born | April 9, 1808 New York City, New York, United States |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hackensack, New Jersey, United States |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Politician |
John Huyler (April 9, 1808 – January 9, 1870) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 to 1859.
Biography
Born in New York City on April 9, 1808, Huyler attended the common schools at Tenafly, New Jersey. He apprenticed as a mason and later engaged in contracting and building in New York City until 1846. He moved to New Jersey and engaged in agricultural pursuits at Pollifly, Lodi Township. He settled in the village of Hackensack, New Jersey, about 1855, and engaged in the mercantile and lumber business. He served as president of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He served as member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1850 to 1852, and served as its speaker in 1852. He served as judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals 1853-1857.
In 1856 Judge Huyler was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress in a district which comprises Bergen, Morris, Passaic and Sussex Counties; serving in office from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859. He was an unsuccessful candidate as a Lecompton Democrat for reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the lumber business. He was assassinated in Hackensack on January 9, 1870, and was interred in New York Cemetery at Hackensack.
External links
- John Huyler at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- John Huyler at The Political Graveyard
- John Huyler at Find a Grave
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 4th congressional district March 4, 1857—March 3, 1859 |
Succeeded by Jetur R. Riggs |
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