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John Taylor Bird

Democrat Representative of New Jersey's 3rd district

  • Representative

    New Jersey, district 3

    March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871

  • Representative

    New Jersey, district 3

    March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

August 16, 1829 (81 years old)

Birthday

May 6, 1911

Death

  • Served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Attended public schools and a classical academy
  • Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1855
  • Served as prosecutor of the pleas for Hunterdon County
  • Was not a candidate for renomination after his terms in Congress
  • Resumed the practice of law after leaving Congress
  • Participated in the New Jersey constitutional convention
  • Held the positions of vice chancellor of New Jersey and master in chancery
  • Died and was interred in Trenton, New Jersey