James Walter Wall
Born: May 26, 1820
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey
Father: U.S. Senator Garret Dorset Wall 1783 – 1850
(Buried: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Burlington, New Jersey)
Mother: Mary Rhea 1788 – 1822
(Buried: Saint Michael’s Episcopal Churchyard, Trenton, New Jersey)
Wife: Susan Theresa Pratt 1823 – 1902
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey)
Children:
Annie Campbell Wall 1845 – 1926
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey)
Julia Pratt Wall Babcock 1853 – 1928
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey)
Amanda Pratt Wall Brewster 1857 – 1884
(Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1838: Graduated from College of New Jersey
Occupation before War:
1841 – 1847: Attorney in Trenton, New Jersey
Commissioner in Bankruptcy in Trenton, New Jersey
1847 – 1863: Attorney in Burlington, New Jersey
1850: Mayor of Burlington, New Jersey
1850: Declined Democratic Nomination for U.S. Congress
1854: Unsuccessful Candidate for U.S. Congress.
1860: New Jersey Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
Civil War Career:
1847 – 1863: Attorney in Burlington, New Jersey
1863: Elected to fill vacancy of U.S. Senator John R. Thompson
1863: United States Senator from New Jersey
1863: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Senate.
1863 – 1869: Attorney in Burlington, New Jersey
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1869: Attorney in Burlington, New Jersey
1869 – 1872: Attorney in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Died: June 9, 1872
Place of Death: Elizabeth, New Jersey
Age at time of Death: 52 years old
Burial Place: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Burlington, New Jersey
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