Peter Dumont Vroom | |
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9th Governor of New Jersey | |
In office November 6, 1829 – October 26, 1832 | |
Preceded by | Isaac Halstead Williamson |
Succeeded by | Samuel L. Southard |
In office October 25, 1833 – October 28, 1836 | |
Preceded by | Elias P. Seeley |
Succeeded by | Philemon Dickerson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's At-large district | |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Thomas J. Yorke |
Succeeded by | Thomas J. Yorke |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1826–1829 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hillsborough Township, New Jersey | December 12, 1791
Died | November 18, 1873 Trenton, New Jersey | (aged 81)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Anna Dumont Maria Matilda Wall |
Children | 11 (including Peter D. Vroom) |
Peter Dumont Vroom (December 12, 1791 – November 18, 1873), an American Democratic Party politician, served as the ninth governor of New Jersey (serving two terms in office; from 1829–1832 and 1833–1836) and as a member of the United States House of Representatives for a single term, from 1839 to 1841.