James J. Bergen
James J. Bergen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey | |
| In office 1907–1915 | |
| Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1891–1892 | |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the Somerset County district | |
| In office 1876–1877 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1847 Somerville, New Jersey |
| Died | October 20, 1923 (aged 76) Somerville, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Helen Arden Huggins (m. 1883) |
| Children | three |
James J. Bergen (October 1, 1847 – October 20, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Biography
[edit]Born in Somerville, New Jersey on October 1, 1847, he was the son of John James Bergen and Mary Ann Park.[1]
He was a Democratic Party member of the New Jersey General Assembly from Somerset County from 1876 to 1877 and from 1891 to 1892, the latter term of which he was Speaker.[1][2][3] He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New Jersey in 1896.[4]
Bergen was Somerset County Prosecutor of the Pleas from 1877 to 1883. He was Vice-chancellor of New Jersey Court of Chancery from 1904 to 1907 and Associate Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court from 1907 to 1915.[5]
He married May 3, 1883 to Helen Arden Huggins, with whom he had three children.
He died at his home in Somerville on October 20, 1923.[1]
See also
[edit]- List of justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
- New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
- Courts of New Jersey
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Justice of Supreme Court Found Dead". Long Branch Daily Record. October 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "New Jersey Election". New York Daily Herald. November 4, 1875. p. 3. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Jersey". The Camden Post. November 5, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Democrats Gather". Trenton Evening Times. May 7, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bergen For Supreme Court". The Morning Call. Trenton, New Jersey. October 12, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1847 births
- 1923 deaths
- Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
- Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Speakers of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Politicians from Somerville, New Jersey
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature