and as a trustee of Princeton College from 1793 until his death. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as a Democratic-Republican and served in office from 1801–1802 and from 1803–1812. In 1814, Bloomfield was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society. Congress Bloomfield was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth United States Congress and reelected to the Sixteenth Congress from March 4, 1817 through March 3, 1821, where he represented New Jersey's At-large congressional district. Bloomfield ran for, but was not elected to, the Seventeenth Congress. Legacy and death In 1796, what had been known as the Old First Church was formed and was named the Presbyterian Society of Bloomfield in honor of Joseph Bloomfield. When the Township of Bloomfield was formed, the name was taken from the name of the church. Bloomfield died in Burlington, New Jersey on October 3, 1823, and was buried in Saint Mary's Episcopal Churchyard in Burlington. References Further reading (on Bloomfield, Joseph, 1753–1823) External links Biography of Joseph Bloomfield, New Jersey State Library New Jersey Governor Joseph Bloomfield, National Governors Association The Society of the Cincinnati The American Revolution Institute 1753 births 1823 deaths Continental Army officers from New Jersey Governors of New Jersey New Jersey Attorneys General New Jersey lawyers People from Burlington, New Jersey People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey United States Army generals American Presbyterians Mayors of Burlington, New Jersey Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey Democratic-Republican Party state governors of the United States Members of the American Antiquarian Society Burials in New Jersey 19th-century American lawyers 18th-century American politicians 19th-century American politicians