Political party Democratic Party Democratic Party Succeeded by Isaac Wildrick Role Politician | Preceded by John Runk Name Joseph Edsall Succeeded by John Van Dyke Profession Politician Resigned March 3, 1847 | |
Died February 17, 1865, Hamburg, New Jersey, United States | ||
Preceded by Littleton Kirkpatrick | ||
Joseph E. Edsall (March 29, 1789 in Hamburg, New Jersey – February 17, 1865 in Hamburg, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847, and the New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1847 to 1849.
Biography
Edsall was born in Rudeville, near Hamburg, New Jersey in 1789, and attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and operated a distillery and a tannery. He served as county clerk, was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, and served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
Edsall was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1849. He died in Hamburg in 1865, and was interred there in the Baptist Burying Ground.