Elias Petty Seeley (November 10, 1791 in
Bridgeton, New JerseyAugust 23, 1846) was an American
Whig Party politician who served as the 11th
governor of New Jersey
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in 1833.
Politics
Seeley was named to serve as governor after
Samuel L. Southard stepped down from office to take a seat in the
United States Senate
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. Seeley represented
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in the
New Jersey Legislative Council
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History
The Legislative Council replaced ...
from 1829 through 1833.
Death
Seeley died on August 23, 1846, and was interred in
Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery in
Bridgeton, New Jersey.
New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley
, National Governors Association
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. Accessed August 20, 2007.
See also
* List of governors of New Jersey
References
External links
Biography of Elias P. Seeley (PDF)
New Jersey State Library
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New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley
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Elias P. Seeley
The Political Graveyard
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1791 births
1846 deaths
Governors of New Jersey
New Jersey lawyers
Members of the New Jersey Legislative Council
People from Bridgeton, New Jersey
Burials in New Jersey
New Jersey Whigs
Whig Party state governors of the United States
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American lawyers