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Webster, then Secretary of State, asking that he would signify his accept-
ance or rejection of the appointment. He received, also, letters from the
Hon. Alexander Barrow, then Senator from Louisiana, and others, urging
his acceptance of this place as a stepping-stone to the Supreme Bench of
the United States. He however thought it his duty to dechne the office.
He was controlled in the matter by the necessities of an already large and
growing family. In 1853, under the new Constitution, which made the
Judges of the Supreme Court elective, he was nominated by the Whigs for
a seat upon that Bench as Associate Justice ; and, although the State was
at that time decidedly Democratic, and several Whig candidates were in
the field, against a single and most formidable Democratic opponent, the
Hon. Miles Taylor, he was elected by a small majority—the town of
Carrolton, near which he lived, forgetting political distinctions, and giving
him an almost undivided vote. He held his place on the Supreme Bench
only two years, being compelled to resign on account of the inadequacy of
the salary. Mr. Ogden died Aug. —, 1875.' "*
The third child of Robert (151) and Sarah (Piatt) Ogden was :
163 3. Mary^ (b. 1778, d. 1852); who married, in 1800, Elias Haines of
New York.
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Elias and Mary (Ogden) Haines had issue
(i.) Daniel.''
" Daniel Haines was born in the city of New York in the year 1801,
and descended from a family of that name who were of the earliest settlers
of Elizabethtown, N. J. Graduated at Princeton 1820, admitted to the
Bar 1823, Counsellor at Law 1826, Sergeant at Law 1837. Was Governor
of New Jersey 1843-5 ^"d 1847-9, ^"^^ Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Jersey 1852-66. He was a prominent member of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, and as a Member of the
Bible Society and other societies of a religious or benevolent character was
always prompt to render the aid of his influence and active exertions.
20 "New Orleans Bulletin, Sunday, Aug. 22, 1875."
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