James Matlack

James Matlack (January 11, 1775 – January 16, 1840) born in Woodbury, New Jersey, was a Representative from New Jersey.

January 11, 1775; attended the common schools; interested in various business enterprises; owned slaves;

Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress and reelected as an Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825); was not a candidate for renomination in 1824; affiliated with the Whig Party when it was formed; resumed business interests; died in Woodbury, New Jersey, January 16, 1840; interment in Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro, New Jersey

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References

^ "West Jersey History Project". Gloucester County Slavery Records. Gloucester County Historical Society. Retrieved April 6, 2011.

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Preceded by Henry Southard	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's at-large congressional district 1821–1825	Succeeded by Ebenezer Tucker

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[1] "West Jersey History Project". Gloucester County Slavery Records. Gloucester County Historical Society. Retrieved April 6, 2011.