John Linn (December 3, 1763 – January 5, 1821) was a

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from

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from 1817 to 1821. Born near Johnsonburg,

Hardwick Township, New Jersey Hardwick Township is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,598, a decrease of 98 (−5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 1,696, which in turn reflect ...

, Linn moved with his father to

Sussex County, New Jersey Sussex County () is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Newton.Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Co ...

as a private in the First Regiment, Captain Mannings's company. He was promoted to sergeant. He served as member of the

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1801–1804. He served as judge of the court of common pleas 1805–1821 and the Sheriff of Sussex County in 1812. Linn was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1817, until his death in

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, on January 5, 1821. He was interred in North Hardyston Cemetery in

Hardyston Township, New Jersey Hardyston Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,125, a decrease of 88 (−1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,213, which in turn reflec ...

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1763 births 1821 deaths Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Hardwick Township, New Jersey Politicians from Sussex County, New Jersey New Jersey Democratic-Republicans Continental Army soldiers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature {{NewJersey-politician-stub

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