Jacob Hufty (1750 - May 20, 1814) was a
U.S. Representative from
New Jersey
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, serving three terms from 1809 to 1814.
Early life and education
Born in New Jersey in 1750,
Hufty was a blacksmith by trade.
He served as a private in the State militia.
Freeholder for
Salem Township, New Jersey, 1792.
Hufty was elected overseer of the poor and collector of Salem Township, 1793.
County justice of
Salem County, New Jersey
Salem County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its western boundary is formed by the Delaware River and its eastern terminus is the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which connects the county with New Castle, Delaware. Its ...
, 1797, county judge in 1798, and county justice and judge, 1804.
He served as sheriff 1801–1804.
Freeholder of Salem Township 1800–1804.
He was a director of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders
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, 1801.
He served as a member of the
New Jersey Legislative Council
The New Jersey Legislative Council was the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature under the New Jersey Constitution of 1776 until it was replaced by the New Jersey Senate under the Constitution of 1844.
History
The Legislative Council replaced ...
(now the
New Jersey Senate
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) in 1804, 1806, and 1807.
He was a county collector from 1805 to 1808.
He served as judge of Orphans Court from 1805 to 1808.
He also served as surrogate in 1808.
Congress
Hufty was elected as a
Democratic-Republican
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to the
Eleventh and
Twelfth Congresses and as a
Federalist
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History Europe federation
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to the
Thirteenth
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Congress (March 4, 1809 – May 20, 1814).
Death
He died on May 20, 1814, in
Salem, New Jersey
Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 5,146, .
He was interred in
St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Salem.
See also
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References
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1750 births
1814 deaths
County commissioners in New Jersey
New Jersey sheriffs
Members of the New Jersey Legislative Council
People from Salem County, New Jersey
New Jersey Federalists
American militiamen
Burials at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Salem, New Jersey
Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey