Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-11-19
PETER D. YRnuM.

Peter ID. Vroom, ex-governor of New
Jersey. died yesterday morning at Tren-
ton, in his eighty-second y ar. He was
born in Somerset county and was the
youngest son of Peter d. Vroom, a
colonel of the New Jersey militia during
the revolutionary war. and for many
years member of the general assembly
and legislative council. The son gradu-
ated ut Columbia in 1903, and, pursuing
the study of law, was admitted to the
bar in 1913, first practising in Morris
county, then in Sussex--now Warren-
and afterwards in Hunterdon. While
residing in the last mentioned place he
was deputy attorney. general under at
torney-general Frelin, shuysen. He re-
moved to Somerset county and repre-
sented it in the general assembly in
| 1826-'27, and 90. In October, 1899, in
joint meeting of the legislature, he was
| elected Governor OF New Jersey, being
the candidate for the Jackson Demo-
Gratis, and was elected in 1880 and 1881.
During the following year the Wings
carried the state and placed Samuel l..
Southland in the gubernatorial chair,
but Governor Vroom was reelected in
1888 '34 '35, and SO. In the latter he
declined the reappointment, and Phile-
mon Dickerson became his successor.
The first geological survey of the state
was undertaken during Governor
Vroom's administration.
In 1887 President Van Buren, appoint
ed Governor Vroom, James Murray, of
Maryland, and Thomas Mann Ran
dolph, of Virginia, a commission to ad-
Just the claims of the Indians in Mis-
sissippi. These duties kept him in the
south for year, and upon s return he
resumed the practice of law at Somer-
vile. In 1888 he was elected to con-
gress upon the democratic ticket. This
election gave rise to the noted "broad
sesl' controversy. The wing candidates
had received certificates of election from
Governor Pennington, while the demo-
cratic candidates held certificates f!om
the secretary of state, as to the number
of votes actually cast The returns
from which the governor gave his GER
titicates were short by the votes of the
township Of Millville, in Cumberland,
and South Amboy, in Middlesex. Not
withstanding the broad seal" the
wing members were not admitted to
seats.
In 1910 Governor Vroom was renomi-
mated to congress, but was defeated In
1874 he was one OF the delegates to the
constitutional convention and was APP
pointed chairman of the committee on
the Legislative department, and was the
author of the article as it now stands in
the constitution In 1852 he was prcsi-
Dental elector, and with his colleagues
cast his vote for General Pierce. Gov
ernor Fort in March, 1858, appointed
him chief-justice of the supreme court,
but he declined it on the day rendered.
During the same year President Pierce
rendered him the mission to Prussia,
and he remained in Berlin until 1857,
when upon his own request he was re.
called. In 1861 he was member of
the peace convention at Washington,
and was placed upon the committee on
the state of the union, of which James
Guthrie, of Kentucky, was chairman.
In 1864, together with ex Governor
Olden, he was appointed commission
er of the sinking fund of New Jersey,
was also a reporter of the supreme
court, and has published five volumes OF
reports. He was presidential elector
again in 1868 and cast his vote for Hora-
ito Seymour. In 1887 Columbia col
lege conferred upon him the degree of
LID, aud he received the same honor
from the college of New Jersey in 1857.
He has been trustee of Rutgers since
1929.
Governor Vroom was fine represen-
tative of the old line democrats, of acc
knowledged probity and purity of life,
and possessing abilities of a statesman
like char cter. His death was the re-
suit of gradual failure of the physical
powers, his life ha, ing been as busy and
industrious as it was useful.