Garret S. Cannon (March 1, 1818 – April 21, 1889) was a lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey under two presidents.[1]
Garret S. Cannon | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office 1853–1861 | |
| President | Franklin Pierce James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | William Halstead |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Quinton Keasbey |
| New Jersey State Assembly | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1, 1818 Somerset, New Jersey |
| Died | April 2, 1889 (aged 71) Bordentown, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Rutgers, BA (1833) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Biography
editBorn in Somerset, New Jersey, Garret was born to a professor and a house wife.[2] At 18 he graduated Rutgers in 1833,[3] and soon began to practice law in Mount Holly. He would go on to be a part of the New Jersey State Assembly, and later serve as the United States Attorney for the district of New Jersey[4] from 1853 to 1861.[5][6] He would go out to live out the rest of his life in Bordentown, New Jersey[7] until his death in 1889.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Office History". www.justice.gov. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ a b The New Jersey Law Journal, Volumes 8-9. New Jersey Historical Society.
- ^ "Inventory to the Rutgers University Biographical Files: Alumni (Classes of 1774-1922)". www2.scc.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ^ Fitzgerald (1912). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey.
- ^ "Appointments by the President". New York Daily Times. April 22, 1853.
- ^ Shaw, William (1884). History of Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey: Volume 2. Everts & Peck.
- ^ Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society: Volumes 1-2. New Jersey Historical Society. 1847.