George Holcombe
George Holcombe (March 1786 – January 14, 1828) was an American physician and politician who served as a United States representative from New Jersey.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in what was then Amwell Township (now in part of Lambertville in Hunterdon County, New Jersey) he completed preparatory studies and graduated from Princeton College in 1805.
Medicine
[edit]He attended the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and later studied medicine in Trenton.
Holcombe was granted a license by the Medical Society of New Jersey and practiced medicine in Allentown from 1808 to 1815.
Career
[edit]Holcombe held several local offices and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1815 and 1816.
Congress
[edit]He was elected as Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress, elected as a Jacksonian Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, and held office from March 4, 1821, until his death.
Death and burial
[edit]He died in Allentown on January 14, 1828. Holcombe's remains were interred in the Congressional Cemetery.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- United States Congress. "George Holcombe (id: H000711)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1786 births
- 1828 deaths
- People from Allentown, New Jersey
- People from Lambertville, New Jersey
- Politicians from Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Princeton University alumni
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Burials at the Congressional Cemetery
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature