MOTT, James (1739-1823)
Democrat-Republican of New Jersey 
98th congressional district
Served in House 1801-1805
Biography
A Representative from New Jersey; born near Middletown, Monmouth County, N.J., January 18, 1739; educated by private teachers; engaged in agricultural pursuits; captain in the Second Regiment of Monmouth County Militia in 1775; member of the State house of assembly 1776-1779; State treasurer 1783-1799; elected as a Democratic Republican to the Seventh and Eighth Congresses (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1805); died on his farm near Middletown, N.J., on October 18, 1823; interment in Middletown Baptist Churchyard.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
