Hardenbergh was born in New Brunswick , New Jersey on May 18 , 1830 . He attended Rutgers College in 1844 . He took up residence in Jersey City , New Jersey in 1846 and was employed in a banking house in New York City . He was a clerk in the Hudson County National Bank in 1852 . He served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1853 and 1854 . He was a member of the board of education in 1855 and 1856 , and a member of the common council of Jersey City 1857-1863 , serving as president in 1860 . He moved to Bergen , New Jersey in 1863 and was a member of the city council of Bergen . He was elected State director of railroads in 1868 , and moved to Demarest , New Jersey , that same year . He was a delegate to the 1872 Democratic National Convention . He moved to Jersey City in 1873 and was elected president of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey in 1874
1872 Democratic National Convention
1872 Democratic National Convention
Augustus Albert Hardenbergh