Author: F. L. Lundy

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 9780656967438

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Excerpt from Ninety-Sixth Legislative Session, State of New Jersey: Manual of the Legislature; Corrected to January 1st, 1872 After a liberal education he was elected, in 1860, to the House of Assembly from the First District of Hudson County, being the first Democrat who ever carried that district. He served in the Legislature of his State for eight years, distinguishing himself for wisdom and prudence, for his zealous support of the Gen eral Government during an eventful and trying period of its his tory, and for his uncompromising opposition to every species of legislative corruption. In 1867 he was chosen president of the Morris and Essex Railroad Company, and labored zealously to raise that corpora tion from the financial troubles into which it had fallen, succeed ing in nearly doubling the value of its stock in two years, and only resigned his position when through his efforts the road had been leased on most advantageous terms to the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western Railroad Company. He was elected Governor of New Jersey, after a most spirited canvass, in the fall of 1868, receiving a majority of votes over John I. Blair, Republican. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Ninety-Sixth Legislative Session, State of New Jersey written by F. L. Lundy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ninety-Sixth Legislative Session, State of New Jersey: Manual of the Legislature; Corrected to January 1st, 1872 After a liberal education he was elected, in 1860, to the House of Assembly from the First District of Hudson County, being the first Democrat who ever carried that district. He served in the Legislature of his State for eight years, distinguishing himself for wisdom and prudence, for his zealous support of the Gen eral Government during an eventful and trying period of its his tory, and for his uncompromising opposition to every species of legislative corruption. In 1867 he was chosen president of the Morris and Essex Railroad Company, and labored zealously to raise that corpora tion from the financial troubles into which it had fallen, succeed ing in nearly doubling the value of its stock in two years, and only resigned his position when through his efforts the road had been leased on most advantageous terms to the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western Railroad Company. He was elected Governor of New Jersey, after a most spirited canvass, in the fall of 1868, receiving a majority of votes over John I. Blair, Republican. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.