Preceded by Office established Spouse(s) Lydia Perkins Succeeded by Robert Hamilton Religion Quaker | Full Name Eliakim Wardell Name Eliakim Wardell Died c1710
New Jersey | |
Eliakim Wardell was an early settler of Monmouth County, New Jersey, and served as that county's first sheriff.
Wardell was appointed sheriff on May 31, 1683 by Deputy Governor Thomas Rudyard pursuant to "An Act to Appoint Sheriffs", approved by the Legislature of East New Jersey on March 1, 1682. Two others had previously been appointed but each had declined the position.
The legislation provided for a term of one year; Wardell was succeeded in office by Robert Hamilton.
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