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Peter D. Vroom

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from 1826 to 1829. He then served as governor of New Jersey from 1829 to 1832 and 1833 to 1836. As governor, Vroom supported the establishment of the
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controversy. Disputed election results caused the U.S. House of Representatives to challenge the Whig candidates certified by Governor
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In 1838, Vroom was one of five Democratic candidates for Congress to become involved in the
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Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
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from 1798 to 1804 as a Federalist. The younger Vroom graduated from
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as an Assemblyman (1790–91, 1794–96, and 1811–13) and in the
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Political Graveyard information for Peter Dumont Vroom
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He was appointed by President 309:for a single term, from 1839 to 1841. 307:United States House of Representatives 162:March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 618:March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 7: 1419:Embassy of the United States, Berlin 1395:United States Ambassadors to Germany 556:October 25, 1833 – October 28, 1836 529:November 6, 1829 – October 26, 1832 433:Somerset County Historical Quarterly 427:Honeyman, A. Van Doren, ed. (1914). 382:He then served as a delegate to the 1876:19th-century New Jersey politicians 693:November 4, 1853 – August 10, 1857 481:biography of Governor Vroom at the 1846:Reformed Church in America members 1836:Columbia College (New York) alumni 25: 1871:19th-century American legislators 408:Hillsborough Township, New Jersey 392:United States Minister to Prussia 319:Hillsborough Township, New Jersey 232:Hillsborough Township, New Jersey 1851:American people of Dutch descent 1444: 1398: 1388: 762: 435:. 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Vroom 490: 485: 476: 459: 458:External links 456: 453: 452: 438: 418: 417: 415: 412: 402:Vroom died in 399: 396: 379: 376: 368:Broad Seal War 363: 360: 343: 340: 338: 335: 314: 311: 287: 286: 283: 282: 279:Peter D. 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Index

Peter Dumont Vroom
Lance Smart

Governor of New Jersey
Isaac Halstead Williamson
Samuel L. Southard
Elias P. Seeley
Philemon Dickerson
U.S. House of Representatives
New Jersey
At-large
Thomas J. Yorke
Thomas J. Yorke
New Jersey General Assembly
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Democratic
Peter D. Vroom
Democratic Party
politician
governor of New Jersey
United States House of Representatives
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
Somerset County
Legislative Council
Columbia College
New Jersey General Assembly
Camden and Amboy Railroad
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Broad Seal War

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