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George Sykes | |
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 George Sykes | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | |
| Preceded by | Six congressmen elected statewide on theWhig Party'sgeneral ticket: John Bancker Aycrigg William Halstead John Patterson Bryan Maxwell Joseph Fitz Randolph Charles C. Stratton Thomas J. Yorke |
| Succeeded by | Samuel G. Wright (W) |
| In office November 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel G. Wright (W) |
| Succeeded by | William A. Newell (W) |
| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1877–1879 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1802 Sykesville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 1880(1880-02-25) (aged 77) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
George Sykes (September 20, 1802 – February 25, 1880) was an AmericanDemocratic Party politician who representedNew Jersey's2nd congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845, and was reelected in 1845 to fill a vacancy, serving until 1847.
Sykes was born inSykesville, inNorth Hanover Township on September 20, 1802. He was educated by private teachers, and became asurveyor andconveyancer.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1843, to March 3, 1845. He was elected to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofSamuel G. Wright, and served from November 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847.
He was a passenger aboard theUSSPrinceton on February 28, 1844, when one of its gunsexploded killing six, including two members of PresidentJohn Tyler's cabinet.[1]
After leaving Congress, he served as a member of the council of properties ofWest Jersey and was a member of theNew Jersey General Assembly from 1877 to 1879. He died nearMansfield Township, on February 25, 1880, and was interred inOld Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground nearWrightstown, New Jersey.
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| Preceded by District created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 2nd congressional district November 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | Succeeded by |
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