- Henry Southard
Henry Southard (
October 7 ,1747 –May 22 ,1842 ) was a United States Representative from the state ofNew Jersey .Southard was born in Hempstead,
Long Island ,New York . He moved with his parents toBasking Ridge , New Jersey in 1755, where he attended the common schools and worked on a farm. Later, Southard served as a private and later as wagon master during theAmerican Revolution . After the war, he engaged in agriculture, before serving as aJustice of the Peace from 1787 to 1792. Later, he served as a member of the State general assembly, from 1797 to 1799 and again in 1811. He was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to the7th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, where he served from March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1811. During the 11th Congress, Southard was Chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business. He was later elected to the 14th, 15th, and 16th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1815 to March 3, 1821. After leaving Congress for good, Southard returned to farming. He died inBasking Ridge in Somerset County, New Jersey, and was interred in Basking Ridge Cemetery.Henry Southard was the father of
Isaac Southard andSamuel Lewis Southard .
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