| LC control no. | n 85185537 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ten Eyck, John C. (John Conover), 1814-1879 |
| Variant(s) | Ten Eyck, John Conover, 1814-1879 TenEyck, John C. (John Conover), 1814-1879 TenEyck, John Conover, 1814-1879 Eyck, John C. ten (John Conover), 1814-1879 |
| Birth date | 1814-03-12 |
| Death date | 1879-08-24 |
| Place of birth | Freehold (N.J.) |
| Place of death | Mount Holly (N.J.) |
| Affiliation | United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators |
| Found in | NUCMC data from New Jersey Historical Soc. for Political papers, 1761-1926 (John C. Ten Eyck, 1814-1879; U.S. senator from N.J.) WWWA, 1607-1896 (Ten Eyck, John Conover; b. 1814; practiced law in Burlington, N.J.; U.S. Senate (Republican) from N.J., 1859-1865; d. 1879) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed October 6, 2021 (Ten Eyck, John Conover, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Freehold, Monmouth County, N.J., March 12, 1814; completed preparatory studies under private tutors; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in Burlington, N.J.; prosecuting attorney for Burlington County 1839-1849; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1844; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1865; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; appointed a member of a commission to revise the New Jersey constitution in 1875, and for a time was president of the commission; died in Mount Holly, N.J., August 24, 1879; interment in St. Andrew's Cemetery |
| Associated language | eng |
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