John R. McPherson

John Rhoderic McPherson


United States Senator from New Jersey
In office March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1895
Preceded by	Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
Succeeded by	William J. Sewell
Member of the New Jersey Senate
In office 1871-1873
Personal details
Born	(1833-05-09)May 9, 1833 York, New York
Died	October 8, 1897(1897-10-08) (aged 64) Jersey City, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic

John Rhoderic McPherson (May 9, 1833 – October 8, 1897) was a United States Senator from New Jersey who served three terms of office, from 1877–1895.

McPherson attended the local schools and pursued an academic course, and moved to Jersey City in 1859. He was involved in agriculture and was a dealer in livestock. He served on the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City from 1864 to 1870, and served as president of the board for three years. He served in the New Jersey Senate from 1871 to 1873 and was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1876.

He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1877 and was reelected in 1883 and 1889, and served from March 4, 1877, to March 4, 1895. In the Senate, he served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs in the Forty-sixth through Fifty-third United States Congresses).

McPherson died in Jersey City, New Jersey on October 8, 1897 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

External links

John R. McPherson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States Senate
Preceded by Frederick T. Frelinghuysen	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from New Jersey 1877–1895 Served alongside: Theodore F. Randolph, William J. Sewell, Rufus Blodgett, James Smith, Jr.	Succeeded by William J. Sewell

United States Senators from New Jersey

Class 1	Elmer Rutherfurd Davenport Schureman Ogden Condit Lambert Wilson Southard McIlvaine Bateman Dickerson Southard W. Dayton R. F. Stockton Thomson Field J. Wall Wright F. T. Frelinghuysen J. Stockton Randolph Sewell Blodgett J. Smith J. Kean Martine J. Frelinghuysen Edwards H. Kean Moore Milton Barbour Walsh A. Smith Williams Brady Lautenberg Corzine Menendez

Class 2	Paterson Dickinson F. Frelinghuysen R. Stockton J. Dayton Kitchell Condit Dickerson T. Frelinghuysen G. Wall Miller Wright Ten Eyck J. Stockton Cattell F. T. Frelinghuysen McPherson Sewell Dryden Briggs Hughes Baird Edge Baird, Jr. Morrow Barbour Smathers Hawkes Hendrickson Case Bradley Torricelli Lautenberg Chiesa Booker

Chairmen of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services

Military Affairs Committee (1816–1947)	J. Williams Troup J. Williams Jackson Harrison Benton Preston Crittenden Benton Cass Benton Davis Shields Weller Davis Johnson Wilson Logan Spencer Randolph Logan Sewell Hawley Walthall Hawley Proctor Warren du Pont Johnston Chamberlain Wadsworth Reed Sheppard Reynolds Thomas

Naval Affairs Committee (1816–1947)	Tait Sanford Pleasants Lloyd Hayne Dallas Southard Rives R. Williams Mangum Bayard Fairfield Yulee Gwin Mallory J. Hale Grimes Cragin Sargent McPherson Cameron McPherson Cameron E. Hale Perkins Tillman Swanson Page F. Hale Trammell Walsh

Armed Services Committee (1947–Present)	Gurney Tydings Russell Saltonstall Russell Stennis Tower Goldwater Nunn Thurmond Warner Levin Warner Levin Warner Levin McCain

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 58102875 LCCN: n86111304 US Congress: M000593

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