Isaac Southard (August 30, 1783 - September 18, 1850) was an

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member of the

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from 1831 to 1833, representing

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Early life

A son of

Henry Southard Henry Southard (October 7, 1747 – May 22, 1842) was a United States Representative from the state of New Jersey. Southard was born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. He moved with his parents to Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 1755, where he ...

, Isaac Southard was born in the city of

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in Somerset County, New Jersey. He had a brother,

Samuel Lewis Southard Samuel Lewis Southard (June 9, 1787June 26, 1842) was a prominent American statesman of the early 19th century, serving as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, and the tenth governor of New Jersey. He also served as President pro tempore of the ...

. Southard was educated at the classical school of his city, and engaged in the general merchandise business until 1814.

Public service

* Deputy collector of internal revenue for Somerset County * Major of the Second Battalion, Second Regiment,

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(appointed February 17, 1815) * Director in the State Bank at Morristown, New Jersey * Lay judge of

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of Somerset (appointed November 13, 1820) * Justice of the peace (commissioned November 16, 1820) * County clerk of Somerset County (1820–1830) * U.S. Representative (1831–1833) * Master and examiner in

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(appointed in 1833 by Gov.

Elias P. Seeley 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 in 1833. Politics Seeley was named to serve as governor after Samuel L. Southar ...

* Colonel in the

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* State treasurer of New Jersey (1837–1843)

Congress

Southard was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the

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, and began his term on March 4, 1831. He did not succeed in his bid for reelection, and his term ended on March 3, 1833.

Retirement

After his time as State Treasurer, Southard lived in Trenton, NJ for several years before moving to Somerville, NJ, where he lived until his death on September 18, 1850. He was interred in the

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