Ephraim Bateman

Ephraim Bateman (July 9, 1780 – January 28, 1829) represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823.

Ephraim Bateman
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office November 9, 1826 – January 12, 1829
Preceded by	Joseph McIlvaine
Succeeded by	Mahlon Dickerson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's At-large district
In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by	District inactive
Succeeded by	Daniel Garrison
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office 1808-1809 1811 1813
Personal details
Born	(1780-07-09)July 9, 1780 Cedarville, New Jersey
Died	January 28, 1829(1829-01-28) (aged 48) Cedarville, New Jersey
Political party	National Republican

Born in Cedarville, New Jersey, an area within Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey; attended the local schools and Nathaniel Ogden's Latin school; apprenticed as a tailor in 1796; taught in the local school 1799–1801; studied medicine with a physician in 1801 and at the University of Pennsylvania in 1802 and 1803; practiced in Cedarville

Member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1808–1809, 1811, and 1813, serving as speaker in 1813; elected to the Fourteenth United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1823).

Member, New Jersey Legislative Council 1826 and served as president; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph McIlvaine and served from November 9, 1826 to January 12, 1829, when he resigned because of failing health. His election to the Senate was contested by several members of the New Jersey Legislature and citizens, citing that Bateman, while presiding over the joint election meeting, cast the deciding vote for himself against Theodore Frelinghuysen. A select committee investigated the issue and declared the election legal.[1]

He died in Cedarville, Cumberland County, New Jersey, aged 48; interred in the Old Stone Church Cemetery, Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.