Joseph Holmes (New Jersey politician)

Joseph Holmes
Chair of the Monmouth County Board of Justices and Freeholders
In office
May 1796 – May 1797
Preceded byElisha Lawrence
Succeeded byHendrick Hendrickson
In office
May 1794 – May 1795
Preceded byHendrick Hendrickson
Succeeded byElisha Lawrence
Member of the New Jersey Legislative Council
In office
1777–1779
Member of the Monmouth County Board of Justices and Freeholders
In office
1794–1803
In office
1786–1787
In office
May 1782 – May 1783
In office
1768 – May 1776
Personal details
Born(1736-12-31)December 31, 1736
DiedAugust 31, 1809(1809-08-31) (aged 72)
Resting placeYe Olde Yellow Meeting House

Joseph Holmes (December 31, 1736 – August 31, 1809) was an American politician, who served on the New Jersey Legislative Council, the precursor to the New Jersey Senate, between 1777 and 1779.[1]

Biography

A resident of Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, Holmes was first elected to the County Board of Justices and Freeholders, the precursor to the Board of Chosen Freeholders, in 1768, and served until May 1776. He again served from May 1782 to May 1783, from 1786 to 1787, and from 1794 to 1803.[2] He was chairman of the board from May 1794 to May 1795, and from May 1796 to May 1797.[3] He later served on the Upper Freehold Township Committee.

Death

Holmes died on August 31, 1809, and is buried in the Olde Yellow Meeting House Yard, Upper Freehold Township.[4]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1914; Thomas F. Fitzgerald
  2. ^ First Upper Freehold Town Book
  3. ^ Minutes, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders
  4. ^ John E. Stillwell, M. D., Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, New York, 1914


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