Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer (February 3, 1793 – March 11, 1883) was an American

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politician who represented

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's 1st congressional district in the

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from 1843 to 1845. He was son of

Ebenezer Elmer Ebenezer Elmer (August 23, 1752 – October 18, 1843) was an American physician from Bridgeton, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the U.S. Congress from the Democratic-Republican Party from 1801 to 1807. Elmer's older brother, Jonathan ...

and nephew of

Jonathan Elmer Jonathan Elmer (November 29, 1745September 3, 1817) was an American politician, of the Pro-Administration ( Federalist) Party. Early life Jonathan Elmer was born in Cedarville, New Jersey, in 1745. He was the son of Reverend Daniel Elmer and Abi ...

, both of whom also served in Congress.

Biography

Elmer was born in

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. During the

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, he served in the militia as a lieutenant of artillery, and was promoted to the rank of

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and inspector. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1815 and commenced practice in Bridgeton. He was prosecuting attorney for the State in 1824. He was a member of the

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from 1820–1823, serving the last year as speaker. He was prosecutor of the pleas for

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in 1824 and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1824-1829. Elmer was elected in 1843 as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress in a district which comprises Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties (Camden County was created out of Gloucester in 1844), serving in office from March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845, where he served as chairman of the Committee on Elections. He was an unsuccessful for reelection in 1844 to the Twenty-ninth Congress. As a lame-duck Congressman, Elmer was the lone New Jersey Democratic vote against the

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in January 1845. After leaving Congress, he served as

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of New Jersey from 1850–1852, and was an associate justice of the

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from 1852 to 1859 and again from 1861 until 1869 when he retired. He died in Bridgeton on March 11, 1883, and was interred in

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in Bridgeton. Elmer married Catharine Hay on 6 October 1818 in Philadelphia. Catharine Hay, daughter of Daniel Hay and Catharine Ferrier, was born in 1794 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on 27 October 1884 in Bridgeton, New Jersey at age 90, and was interred on 30 October 1884 in

in Bridgeton, New Jersey.

Legacy

The Borough of Elmer in

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was named in his honor. Elmer helped obtain a post office for the community during his service as Congressman.History
Elmer Borough. Accessed December 16, 2008.

References

External links

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