Elias Petty Seeley | |
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11th Governor of New Jersey | |
In office February 27, 1833 – October 23, 1833 | |
Preceded by | Samuel L. Southard |
Succeeded by | Peter Dumont Vroom |
Personal details | |
Born | Bridgeton, New Jersey | November 10, 1791
Died | August 23, 1846 Trenton, New Jersey | (aged 54)
Political party | Whig |
Spouse | Jane E. Champney |
Elias Petty Seeley (November 10, 1791 in Bridgeton, New Jersey – August 23, 1846) was an American Whig Party politician who served as the 11th governor of New Jersey in 1833.
Politics
[edit]Seeley was named to serve as governor after Samuel L. Southard stepped down from office to take a seat in the United States Senate. Seeley represented Cumberland County in the New Jersey Legislative Council from 1829 through 1833.
Death
[edit]Seeley died on August 23, 1846, and was interred in Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Bridgeton, New Jersey.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ New Jersey Governor Elias Pettit Seeley Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, National Governors Association. Accessed August 20, 2007.