Joseph D. Bedle

Joseph Dorsett Bedle (January 5, 1821 - October 21, 1894) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 23rd Governor of New 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, Governor Joel Parker appointed Bedle as an associate justice of the New 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 in New York City on October 21, 1894 and was buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Freehold Township.

See also

*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]