Background
Bergen, James J. was born on October 1, 1847 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Jay and Mary A. (Park) Bergen.
Bergen, James J. was born on October 1, 1847 in Somerville, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Jay and Mary A. (Park) Bergen.
Public schools and seminary, Somerville. Studied law with Hugh M. Gaston. Admitted to bar, 1868, and practiced at Somerville.
Member New Jersey House of Representatives, 1876, 77, 91, 92 (speaker 1891, 92). Prosecutor of pleas, Somerset Company, New Jersey, 1877-1883. Delegate Democratic National Convention, 1896.
Vice-chancellor of New Jersey, 1904-1907.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for terms 1907-1914, 1914-1921.
Member New Jersey House of Representatives, 1876, 77, 91, 92 (speaker 1891, 92).
Married Helen Arden Huggins, May 3, 1883.