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|office= Justice of the [[Supreme Court of New Jersey]] |
|office= Justice of the [[Supreme Court of New Jersey]] |
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|party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |
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|birth_place= [[Somerville, New Jersey|Somerville]], New Jersey |
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|death_place= Somerville, New Jersey |
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|spouse=Helen Arden Huggins |
|spouse= {{Marriage|Helen Arden Huggins|May 3, 1883}} |
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Born in [[Somerville, New Jersey]] on October 1, 1847, he was the son of John James Bergen and Mary Ann Park. |
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==Biography== |
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He was a Democrat member of the New Jersey General Assembly from [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]] from 1876-77 and 1891-92, the latter term of which he was Speaker. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New Jersey in 1896. |
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Born in [[Somerville, New Jersey]] on October 1, 1847, he was the son of John James Bergen and Mary Ann Park.<ref name=obit>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43240785/james-j-bergen-obituary/ |title=Justice of Supreme Court Found Dead |newspaper=Long Branch Daily Record |page=1 |date=1923-10-20 |access-date=2020-03-09}}</ref> |
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He was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] member of the New Jersey General Assembly from [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]] from 1876 to 1877 and from 1891 to 1892, the latter term of which he was Speaker.<ref name=obit/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46402628/new-jersey-election/ |title=New Jersey Election |newspaper=[[New York Daily Herald]] |page=3 |date=1875-11-04 |access-date=2020-03-09 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46402773/new-jersey/ |title=New Jersey |newspaper=[[The Camden Post]] |page=4 |date=1890-11-05 |access-date=2020-03-09 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New Jersey in 1896.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46404080/democrats-gather/ |title=Democrats Gather |newspaper=[[Trenton Evening Times]] |page=1 |date=1896-05-07 |access-date=2020-03-09 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Bergen was Somerset County Prosecutor of the Pleas from 1877 to 1883. He was Vice-chancellor of New Jersey Court of Chancery from 1904 to 1907 and Associate Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court from 1907 to 1915.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46404971/bergen-for-supreme-court/ |title=Bergen For Supreme Court |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Trenton, New Jersey |page=1 |date=1907-10-12 |access-date=2020-03-09 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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He married May 3, 1883 to Helen Arden Huggins, with whom he had three children. |
He married May 3, 1883 to Helen Arden Huggins, with whom he had three children. |
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He died October 20, |
He died at his home in Somerville on October 20, 1923.<ref name=obit/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of |
*[[List of justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey]] |
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*[[New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 15 February 2024
James J. Bergen | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey | |
In office 1907–1915 | |
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1891–1892 | |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the Somerset County district | |
In office 1876–1877 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Somerville, New Jersey | October 1, 1847
Died | October 20, 1923 Somerville, New Jersey | (aged 76)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Helen Arden Huggins (m. 1883) |
Children | three |
James J. Bergen (October 1, 1847 – October 20, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Biography
[edit]Born in Somerville, New Jersey on October 1, 1847, he was the son of John James Bergen and Mary Ann Park.[1]
He was a Democratic Party member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Somerset County from 1876 to 1877 and from 1891 to 1892, the latter term of which he was Speaker.[1][2][3] He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New Jersey in 1896.[4]
Bergen was Somerset County Prosecutor of the Pleas from 1877 to 1883. He was Vice-chancellor of New Jersey Court of Chancery from 1904 to 1907 and Associate Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court from 1907 to 1915.[5]
He married May 3, 1883 to Helen Arden Huggins, with whom he had three children.
He died at his home in Somerville on October 20, 1923.[1]
See also
[edit]- List of justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
- New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
- Courts of New Jersey
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Justice of Supreme Court Found Dead". Long Branch Daily Record. October 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "New Jersey Election". New York Daily Herald. November 4, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Jersey". The Camden Post. November 5, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Democrats Gather". Trenton Evening Times. May 7, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bergen For Supreme Court". The Morning Call. Trenton, New Jersey. October 12, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1847 births
- 1923 deaths
- Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Speakers of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Politicians from Somerville, New Jersey
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century American legislators
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century New Jersey politicians