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Christopher Augustus Bergen

Republican Representative of New Jersey's 1st district

  • Representative

    New Jersey, district 1

    December 2, 1889 - March 3, 1891

  • Representative

    New Jersey, district 1

    December 7, 1891 - March 3, 1893

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

August 2, 1841 (63 years old)

Birthday

February 18, 1905

Death

  • Served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms from 1889 to 1893.
  • Elected as a Republican representative for a congressional district in New Jersey.
  • Attended Harlingen School and Edge Hill Classical School; graduated from Princeton College in 1863.
  • Studied law and became licensed to practice in New Jersey in 1866.
  • Practiced law in Camden, New Jersey, after his congressional service.
  • Unsuccessful in seeking renomination in 1892.
  • Moved to Haverford, Pennsylvania, in 1903.
  • Passed away on February 18, 1905, and was interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, New Jersey.
  • His son was also a lawyer and involved in athletics and coaching at Princeton University and other institutions.