John Wurts |
John Wurts<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Aug 13 1792 - Flanders, Morris, New Jersey, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Martha Haskins - Dec 10 1829 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Residence: 1859 - Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy<br>Death: Apr 23 1861 - Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy<br>Burial: Batsto-Pleasant Mills Cemetery, Pleasant Mills, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States<br>Occupation: Admitted to the Philadelphia bar - Oct 2 1816 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States<br>Occupation: Elected Representative in Legislature of Pennsylvania - 1817 - Pennsylvania, United States<br>Occupation: Elected Representative in Congress - Between 1824 and 1825 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States<br>Occupation: Elected to Pennsylvania State Senate - 1829 - Pennsylvania, United States<br>Occupation: President of Delaware and Hudson Canal Company - 1831 - Pennsylvania, United States<br>Parents: John Wurts, Sarah Wurts (born Grandin)<br&;gt;Wife: Martha Wurts (born Haskins)<br>Siblings: Samuel Grandin Wurts, George Wurts, Daniel Wurts, John Wurts, Maurice Wurts, Anna Young (born Wurts), William Wurts, Charles Stewart Wurts Sr.<br>This person appears to have duplicated relatives. View it on FamilySearch to see the full information.<br> Additional information:
LifeSketch: John Wurts, the youngest of the eight brothers, graduated from Princeton, and studying law under Hon. Horace Binney was admitted to the Philadelphia bar, October 2, 1816. He practiced in that city with distinction for several years. He was a member of the State Legislature and represented Philadelphia in the 19th United States Congress in 1825-27 after which he was United States District Attorney for Pennsylvania. He succeeded his brother Maurice as president of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, and with singular wisdom and ability extricated it from great embarrassments, and conducted its affairs for 27 years. He went abroad for his health in 1859, and died in Rome.
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