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152:(1894-10-21)
107:Appointed by
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76:Succeeded by
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1498:1894 deaths
1493:1831 births
1432:DiFrancesco
1031:Montgomerie
802:Joel Parker
770:Joel Parker
567:December 2,
401: 1830
354:processes.
339:incorporate
308:Jersey City
270:Leon Abbett
266:Jersey City
255:Joel Parker
112:Joel Parker
69:Joel Parker
64:Preceded by
1487:Categories
1321:J. F. Fort
1226:G. F. Fort
1176:Williamson
1156:Bloomfield
1141:Livingston
1094:(Lt. Gov.)
1017:(Lt. Gov.)
1015:Ingoldesby
809:Democratic
470:References
360:ad interim
206:Early life
168:Democratic
133:1831-01-05
1459:P. Murphy
1438:McGreevey
1311:F. Murphy
1271:McClellan
979:(1688â89)
704:March 10,
672:March 10,
623:March 10,
595:March 10,
331:home rule
174:Signature
101:1865â1875
97:In office
54:In office
44:23rd
1470:* Under
1454:Christie
1392:Driscoll
1306:Voorhees
1256:Randolph
1216:Stratton
1186:Southard
1146:Paterson
1119:Franklin
1100:(acting)
1088:(acting)
1077:(acting)
1071:(acting)
1069:Hamilton
1055:(acting)
1053:Hamilton
1049:(acting)
1047:Anderson
1038:(acting)
965:Hamilton
955:Hamilton
945:Byllynge
927:Hamilton
917:Hamilton
907:Carteret
880:Carteret
442:See also
1449:Corzine
1427:Whitman
1372:Hoffman
1347:Edwards
1331:Fielder
1104:Bernard
1098:Reading
1092:Pownall
1086:Reading
1081:Belcher
1075:Reading
912:Barclay
383:Austria
227:Trenton
1422:Florio
1407:Cahill
1402:Hughes
1397:Meyner
1382:Edison
1362:Larson
1352:Silzer
1341:Runyon
1326:Wilson
1316:Stokes
1301:Griggs
1291:Abbett
1281:Abbett
1276:Ludlow
1261:Parker
1246:Parker
1236:Newell
1221:Haines
1211:Haines
1191:Seeley
1151:Howell
1064:Morris
1036:Morris
1026:Burnet
1021:Hunter
987:Andros
379:Russia
304:Newark
159:, U.S.
142:, U.S.
1443:Codey
1412:Byrne
1377:Moore
1367:Moore
1357:Moore
1296:Werts
1286:Green
1266:Bedle
1241:Olden
1231:Price
1196:Vroom
1181:Vroom
1161:Ogden
1129:State
1114:Hardy
1109:Boone
1042:Cosby
960:Basse
922:Basse
679:City.
561:(PDF)
550:(PDF)
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1387:Edge
1336:Edge
1251:Ward
950:Coxe
818:1874
706:2010
674:2010
625:2010
597:2010
569:2021
381:and
147:Died
127:Born
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