George MIDDLETON, Congress, NJ (1800-1888)

MIDDLETON, George, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., October 14, 1800; moved to Burlington, N.J.; attended the public schools; became a tanner; moved to Allentown, Monmouth County, N.J.; held several local offices; member of the State general assembly in 1858 and 1859; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress; resumed the business of tanning; died in Allentown, N.J., December 31, 1888; interment in Crosswicks Community Cemetery, Crosswicks, Burlington County, N.J.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present