US Con Stratton, John Leake Newbold - U.S. Congressman, NJ

John Leake Newbold Stratton
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Born: November 27, 1817

Birthplace: Mount Holly Township, New Jersey

Father: Dr. John L. Stratton 1787 –

(Buried: Saint Andrew's Graveyard, Mount Holly, New Jersey)​

Mother: Ann Newbold 1780 – 1838

(Buried: Saint Andrew's Graveyard, Mount Holly, New Jersey)​

Wife: Caroline E. Newbold Unknown – 1897

(Buried: Saint Andrew's Graveyard, Mount Holly, New Jersey)​

Children:

Colonel James Newbold Stratton 1845 – 1886​

(Buried: Saint Andrew's Graveyard, Mount Holly, New Jersey)​

Political Party: Republican Party

Education:

1836: Graduated from Princeton College​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Mount Holly, New Jersey​

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1859 – 1863: United States Congressman from New Jersey​

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1859 – 1861: Member of House Elections Committee​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Member of House Ways and Means Committee​

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1862: Choose not to be a candidate for renomination to U.S. Congress​

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1863 – 1875: Attorney in Mount Holly, New Jersey​

Occupation after War:

1866: New Jersey Delegate to Union National Convention​

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1875 – 1889: President of Farmer's National Bank of Mount Holly​

Died: May 17, 1889

Place of Death: Mount Holly, New Jersey

Age at time of Death: 81 years old

Burial Place: Saint Andrew's Graveyard, Mount Holly, New Jersey