Joseph E. Edsall

Infobox Congressman
name = Joseph E. Edsall


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state = New Jersey
district = 4th
party = Democratic
term = March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
preceded = Littleton Kirkpatrick (D)
succeeded = John Van Dyke (W)
office2 = New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
term2 = March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
preceded2 = John Runk (W)
succeeded2 = Isaac Wildrick (D)
date of birth = 1789
place of birth = Hamburg, New Jersey
date of death = 1865
place of death = Hamburg, New Jersey
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profession = Politician
religion =
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Joseph E. Edsall (1789 in Hamburg, New Jersey – 1865 in Hamburg, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented ushr|New Jersey|4 in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847, and the ushr|New Jersey|3 from 1847 to 1849.

Edsall was born in Rudeville, near Hamburg, New Jersey in 1789, and attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and operated a distillery and a tannery. He served as county clerk, was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, and served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas.

Edsall was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. He died in Hamburg in 1865, and was interred there in the Baptist Burying Ground.

External links

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* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edman-edward.html#R9M0IVV62 Joseph E. Edsall] at The Political Graveyard