Peter Dumont Vroom
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| In office 1829 – 1832 |
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| Preceded by | Isaac Halstead Williamson |
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| Succeeded by | Samuel Lewis Southard |
| In office 1833 – 1836 |
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| Preceded by | Elias P. Seeley |
| Succeeded by | Philemon Dickerson |
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| Born | December 12, 1791 Hillsborough Township, New Jersey |
| Died | November 18, 1873 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
Peter Dumont Vroom (December 12, 1791 – November 18, 1873), an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 9th Governor of New Jersey (serving two terms in office; from 1829–1832 and 1833–1836) and as a member of the United States House of Representatives for a single term, from 1839–1841.
He was born in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey and graduated from Columbia College, New York in 1808. After studying law at Somerville Academy he was admitted to the bar in 1813.
Vroom was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1826 to 1829. He then served as governor of New Jersey from 1829 to 1836. As governor, Vroom supported the establishment of the Camden and Amboy Railroad and the Delaware and Raritan Canal.
In 1838, Vroom was one of five Democratic candidates for Congress to become involved in the Broad Seal War controversy. Disputed election results caused the U.S. House of Representatives to challenge the Whig candidates certified by Governor William Pennington. After a lengthy fight, Vroom and the four other Democrats were seated in place of the Whigs. Vroom lost his bid for reelection in 1840.
He then served as a delegate to the New Jersey state constitutional convention in 1844. He was appointed by President Franklin Pierce as United States Minister to Prussia from November 4, 1853 through August 10, 1857. He died in Trenton, New Jersey and was buried in the DuMont Cemetery off River Road in Hillsborough, New Jersey.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- New Jersey State Library biography for Peter D. Vroom (PDF)
- Political Graveyard information for Peter Dumont Vroom
- Dead Governors of New Jersey - Peter D. Vroom
| Preceded by Isaac Halstead Williamson |
Governor of New Jersey 1829–1832 |
Succeeded by Samuel Lewis Southard |
| Preceded by Elias P. Seeley |
Governor of New Jersey 1833–1836 |
Succeeded by Philemon Dickerson |
| Preceded by John Bancker Aycrigg William Halstead |
U.S. House of Representatives New Jersey At Large 1839–1841 William Raworth Cooper |
Succeeded by John Bancker Aycrigg William Halstead |
| Preceded by Daniel D. Barnard |
United States Envoy to Prussia November 4, 1853–August 10, 1857 |
Succeeded by Joseph A. Wright |
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| Livingston • Paterson • Howell • Bloomfield • Ogden • W.S. Pennington • M. Dickerson • Williamson • Vroom • Southard • Seeley • P. Dickerson • W. Pennington • Haines • Stratton • Fort • Price • Newell • Olden • Parker • Ward • Randolph • Bedle • McClellan • Ludlow • Abbett • Green • Werts • Griggs • Voorhees • Murphy • Stokes • Fort • Wilson • Fielder • Edge • Edwards • Silzer • Moore • Larson • Hoffman • Edison • Driscoll • Meyner • Hughes • Cahill • Byrne • Kean • Florio • Whitman • DiFrancesco • McGreevey • Codey • Corzine |
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