E. Bertram Mott
Elias Bertram Mott(March 11, 1879 – September 23, 1961) was an AmericanRepublican Partypolitician who served as chairman of theNew Jersey Republican State Committeeand ascounty clerkofMorris County, New Jerseyfor more than 50 years.
Biography
[edit]Mott was born in 1879 inRockaway Township, New Jerseyto Elias Briant and Lauretta W. Mott. He attended public schools in Rockaway Township, before going on toWyoming SeminaryinKingston, Pennsylvania,where he graduated in 1896. He studied law privately and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1901.[1]
In 1897 Mott first worked as an aide to his father, Elias B. Mott, who wasMorrisCounty Clerkat the time. He was appointed deputy county clerk the following year, and would be elected as county clerk in 1908, a position he would hold until his death in 1961.[2]
In 1922 he was elected a member of theNew Jersey Republican State Committee.He became chairman of the State Committee in 1927, succeeding formerGovernor of New JerseyEdward C. Stokes,who resigned to run forUnited States Senate.[3]He served in the position for seven years.
Mott died in 1961 atMorristown Memorial Hospitalat the age of 82.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Myers, William Starr.The Story of New Jersey(1945). Reprinted asProminent Families of New Jersey(Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000).
- ^ab"E. Bertram Mott, an Aide in Jersey".The New York Times,September 25, 1961. Accessed March 29, 2008.
- ^"Mott is Elected to Succeed Stokes".The New York Times,September 28, 1927. Accessed March 29, 2008.