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History of Pemberton, (Burlington County) New Jersey

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Biographies:

A Short Biography of George Franklin Fort

George Franklin Fort, governor of New Jersey, was born in Pemberton, N.J., in May, 1809. He was graduated M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1830, and practised medicine in New Jersey. He was a member of the New Jersey assembly from Monmouth county; a member of the state constitutional convention of 1844, and later a state senator. He was governor of New Jersey, 1851-54, and was subsequently appointed judge of the court of errors and appeals, and a member of the prison reform committee. He received the degree of A.M. from the College of New Jersey in 1847. He published: Early History and Antiquities of Freemasonry (1875). He died in New Egypt, N.J., April 22, 1872.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

New Jersey Facts:
Tree: red oak
Bird: eastern goldfinch
Flower: purple violet
Nickname: Garden State
Motto: Liberty and Prosperity
Area (sq. mi.): 7,836
Capitol: Trenton
Admitted: 18 Dec 1787

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