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{{Short description|American politician}}
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|name = Garnett Bowditch Adrain
|name = Garnett Bowditch Adrain
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|state = [[New Jersey]]
|state = [[New Jersey]]
|district = [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district|3rd]]
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|term_start = March 4, 1857
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|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|term = March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
|term_end = March 3, 1861
|preceded = [[James Bishop (Congressman)|James Bishop]]
|predecessor = [[James Bishop (Congressman)|James Bishop]]
|succeeded = [[William G. Steele]]
|successor = [[William G. Steele]]
|birth_date = December 15, 1815
|birth_date = December 15, 1815
|birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1878|8|17|1815|12|15}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1878|8|17|1815|12|15}}
|death_place = [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]
|death_place = [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], U.S.
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'''Garnett Bowditch Adrain''' (December 15, 1815 in New York City – August 17, 1878 in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]) was an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politician, who was a two-term member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New Jersey]].
'''Garnett Bowditch Adrain''' (December 15, 1815 in New York City – August 17, 1878 in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]) was an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politician, who was a two-term member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[New Jersey]] from 1857 to 1861.


==Early life and education==
==Life==
He was born to [[Robert Adrain]] and Ann Pollock in a family of seven children. He moved with his parents to [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] where he attended public schools before he graduated from [[Rutgers University|Rutgers College]], New Brunswick, in 1833. He went on to study law in his brother's office from where Adrain was licensed as an attorney in 1836 and as a counselor in 1839. He married Mary Smith Griggs (1817–1886).
Adrain was born to [[Robert Adrain]] and Ann Pollock in a family of seven children. He moved with his parents to [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] where he attended public schools before he graduated from [[Rutgers University|Rutgers College]], New Brunswick, in 1833. He went on to study law in his brother's office. Adrain was licensed as an attorney in 1836 and as a counselor in 1839.


He married Mary Smith Griggs (1817–1886).

==U.S. House of Representatives==
He was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[35th United States Congress|Thirty-fifth Congress]] and as an [[Anti-Lecompton Democrat]] to the [[36th United States Congress|Thirty-sixth Congress]], serving in Congress from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861, where he represented [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]]. He was chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Engraving|Engraving Committee]] in both congresses.
He was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[35th United States Congress|Thirty-fifth Congress]] and as an [[Anti-Lecompton Democrat]] to the [[36th United States Congress|Thirty-sixth Congress]], serving in Congress from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861, where he represented [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district]]. He was chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Engraving|Engraving Committee]] in both congresses.


He was not a candidate for reelection in 1860 and went back to his profession as an attorney. He died in New Brunswick on August 17, 1878, and his interment was done in [[Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick]].
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1860 and went back to his profession as an attorney.
==Death==
He died in New Brunswick on August 17, 1878, and was buried in [[Van Liew Cemetery]], [[North Brunswick, New Jersey]].


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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==Name==
==Name==
The name Bowditch in his name originates from [[Nathaniel Bowditch]], a prominent author who worked with his father.<ref>Richard William Farebrother, ''Fitting Linear Relationships: A History of the Calculus of Observations 1750-1900'' (New York, 1998), 83, ISBN 0-387-98598-0.</ref>
The name Bowditch in his name originates from [[Nathaniel Bowditch]], a prominent author who worked with his father.<ref>Richard William Farebrother, ''Fitting Linear Relationships: A History of the Calculus of Observations 1750-1900'' (New York, 1998), 83, {{ISBN|0-387-98598-0}}.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:56, 9 December 2024

Garnett Bowditch Adrain
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byJames Bishop
Succeeded byWilliam G. Steele
Personal details
BornDecember 15, 1815
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 1878(1878-08-17) (aged 62)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

Garnett Bowditch Adrain (December 15, 1815 in New York City – August 17, 1878 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician, who was a two-term member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey from 1857 to 1861.

Early life and education

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Adrain was born to Robert Adrain and Ann Pollock in a family of seven children. He moved with his parents to New Brunswick, New Jersey where he attended public schools before he graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, in 1833. He went on to study law in his brother's office. Adrain was licensed as an attorney in 1836 and as a counselor in 1839.

He married Mary Smith Griggs (1817–1886).

U.S. House of Representatives

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He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress and as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress, serving in Congress from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861, where he represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. He was chairman of the Engraving Committee in both congresses.

He was not a candidate for reelection in 1860 and went back to his profession as an attorney.

Death

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He died in New Brunswick on August 17, 1878, and was buried in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, New Jersey.

Quotes

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  • Secession—peaceable secession, as it is called ... in fact rebellion.
  • Nothing but a rope of sand, of no strength whatever to hold the States together, and which may be broken at any moment.[1]

Name

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The name Bowditch in his name originates from Nathaniel Bowditch, a prominent author who worked with his father.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Garnet Adrain to George Butler, February 10, George Bancroft MSS, Massachusetts Historical Society; Newton Herald, December 12, 1857.
  2. ^ Richard William Farebrother, Fitting Linear Relationships: A History of the Calculus of Observations 1750-1900 (New York, 1998), 83, ISBN 0-387-98598-0.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
March 4, 1857-March 3, 1861 		Succeeded by


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