- Joseph D. Bedle
Joseph Dorsett Bedle (
January 5 ,1821 -October 21 ,1894 ) was an American Democratic Partypolitician , who served as the 23rd Governor ofNew Jersey from 1875-1878.Born in Middletown Point (now Matawan), Bedle was an attorney by profession. He served as a delegate to
1864 Democratic National Convention . In 1865, GovernorJoel Parker appointed Bedle as an associate justice of theNew Jersey Supreme Court , where he served until 1875. Bedle was elected Governor of New Jersey, and served a single term, from 1875-78. Bedle died inNew York City onOctober 21 ,1894 and was buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Freehold Township.See also
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List of Governors of New Jersey External links
* [http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Governors_of_New_Jersey/GBEDL.pdf Biography of Joseph Dorsett Bedle (PDF)] ,
New Jersey State Library
* [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=29d75c9ef2389010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD New Jersey Governor Joseph Dorsett Bedle] ,National Governors Association
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4818 Find A Grave for Joseph D. Bedle]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bedelle-beebe.html#RJD0UZCM7 Joseph Dorsett Bedle] ,The Political Graveyard
* [http://members.bellatlantic.net/%7Evze2rdt7/DGovs/deadgovernorsnj.html#bedle Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for Joel Parker]
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