Facts: - party: democrat - predecessor: george f. fort - succeeded: alexander c.m. pennington - birth date: may 5 , 1816 - order: 17th - death date: june 7 , 1894 -lrb- aged 78 -rrb- - spouse: matilda tranchard - office: governor of new jersey - district: 5th - term end: january 20 , 1857 march 3 , 1853 - name: rodman mccamley price - death place: oakland , new jersey - birth place: newton , new jersey - successor: william a. newell - state: new jersey - nationality: american - preceded: james g. king - term start: january 17 , 1854 march 4 , 1851 - image: rodmanmprice.jpg - religion: presbyterian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rodman m. price .
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rodman mccamley price -lrb- may 5 , 1816june 7 , 1894 -rrb- was an american democratic party politician , who represented in the united states house of representatives from 1851 -- 1853 , and served as the 17th governor of new jersey , from 1854 to 1857 .