Preceded by Samuel L. Southard Party Whig Party Political party Whig Succeeded by Peter Dumont Vroom | Name Elias Seeley Resigned October 25, 1833 Spouse Jane Champney | |
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Born November 10, 1791
Bridgeton, New Jersey ( 1791-11-10 ) Role Former Governor of New Jersey Died August 23, 1846, Trenton, New Jersey, United States Previous office Governor of New Jersey (1833–1833) | ||
Elias Petty Seeley (November 10, 1791 in Bridgeton, New Jersey – August 23, 1846) was an American Whig Party politician who served as the 11th Governor of New Jersey in 1833. Seeley was named to serve as governor after Samuel L. Southard stepped down from office to take a seat in the United States Senate. Seeley represented Cumberland County in the New Jersey Legislative Council from 1829 through 1833.
Seeley died on August 23, 1846, and was interred in Old Broad Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
Named after Elias Petty, the brother of his grandmother, Naomi (Petty) Seeley. She was the daughter of Israel and Naomi Petty of Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ.
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