Ephraim Bateman | |
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| United States Senator fromNew Jersey | |
| In office November 9, 1826 – January 12, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph McIlvaine |
| Succeeded by | Mahlon Dickerson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's at-large congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | District inactive |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Garrison |
| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1808-1809 1811 1813 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1780-07-09)July 9, 1780 Cedarville,New Jersey |
| Died | January 28, 1829(1829-01-28) (aged 48) Cedarville,New Jersey |
| Political party | National Republican |
Ephraim Bateman (July 9, 1780 – January 28, 1829) was an American politician who representedNew Jersey in theUnited States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823.
Born inCedarville, New Jersey, an area withinLawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, Bateman attended the local schools andNathaniel Ogden'sLatin school. He apprenticed as atailor in 1796 and taught in the local school 1799–1801. He studied medicine with a physician in 1801 and at theUniversity of Pennsylvania in 1802 and 1803 and practiced medicine in Cedarville
Bateman served in theNew Jersey General Assembly 1808–1809, 1811, and 1813, and was speaker in 1813. He was elected to theFourteenth United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1823).
Member,New Jersey Legislative Council 1826 and served aspresident; elected to theUnited States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofJoseph McIlvaine and served from November 9, 1826, to January 12, 1829, when he resigned because of failing health. His election to the Senate was contested by several members of theNew Jersey Legislature and citizens, citing that Bateman, while presiding over the joint election meeting, cast the deciding vote for himself againstTheodore Frelinghuysen. A select committee investigated the issue and declared the election legal.[1]
He died in Cedarville,Cumberland County, New Jersey, aged 48, and was interred in the Old Stone Church Cemetery inFairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from New Jersey 1826–1829 Served alongside:Mahlon Dickerson | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by District inactive | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's at-large congressional district 1815-1823 | Succeeded by |
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