Isaac Southard

Isaac Southard was an Anti-Jacksonian member of the United States House of Representatives from 1831 to 1833, representing New Jersey at-large.

Early life

A son of Henry Southard, Isaac Southard was born in the city of Basking Ridge in Somerset County, New Jersey. He had a brother, Samuel Lewis Southard. Southard was educated at the classical school of his city, and engaged in the general merchandise business until 1814.

Public service

Deputy collector of internal revenue for Somerset County
Major of the Second Battalion, Second Regiment, Somerset Brigade
Director in the State Bank at Morristown, New Jersey
Lay judge of Court of Common Pleas of Somerset
Justice of the peace
County clerk of Somerset County
U.S. Representative
Master and examiner in chancery

Congress

Southard was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-second United States Congress, and began his term on March 4, 1831. He did not succeed in his bid for reelection, and his term ended on March 3, 1833.

Retirement

After his time as State Treasurer, Southard lived in Trenton, NJ for several years before moving to Somerville, NJ, where he lived until his death on September 18, 1850. He was interred in the Old Cemetery.