Background
McIlvaine was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania to Colonel Joseph Mcllvaine (1749–1787) and Catherine Swan. His father"s sister, Mary McIlvaine (1752–1818), married Joseph Bloomfield, later Governor of New Jersey.
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McIlvaine was born in Bristol, Pennsylvania to Colonel Joseph Mcllvaine (1749–1787) and Catherine Swan. His father"s sister, Mary McIlvaine (1752–1818), married Joseph Bloomfield, later Governor of New Jersey.
Studied law.
After pursuing an academic course and studying law, he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of New Jersey in 1790 and commenced practice in Burlington, New Jersey in 1791. He was clerk of Burlington County, New Jersey 1796–1800. Clerk of the county court 1800–1823.
And United States. Attorney for the District of New Jersey 1804–1820.
He was appointed judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey in 1818, but declined. He was elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Samuel L. Southard and served from November 12, 1823, until his death in Burlington, New Jersey, where he was buried at Saint Mary"s Episcopal Churchyard.
They had three children:
Bowes Reed McIlvaine
Bloomfield McIlvaine (1799–1826)
Charles Pettit McIlvaine (1799–1873), Bishop of Ohio
Ten Children:
1.)Bowes McIlvaine b: 1794
2.)Joseph McIlvaineIII b: ABT 1796 in Burlington, New Jersey
3.)Charles Pettit McIlvaine, Reverend/Bishop of Ohio b: 1798 d-1873
4.)Bloomfield McIlvaine b: ABT 1799 d-1826 in Burlington, New Jersey
5.)Henry McIlvaine: ABT 1805 in Burlington, New Jersey
6.)William McIlvaine b: ABT 1806
7.)Emerson McIlvaine b: ABT 1807
8.)Edward McIlvaine b: ABT 1808
9.)Mary McIlvaine b: ABT 1809
10.)Ellen McIlvaine b: ABT 1810.
Member United States Senate (Democrat) from New Jersey, November