Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Biographical, Genealogical and Descriptive History of the First Congressional District of New Jersey, Vol. 2
He was born in Mauricetown, Cumberland county, New Jersey, on May 22, 1852, his parents being S. Paul and Sara A. (haley) Loudenslager. His paternal grandparents were Jacob and Elizabeth Loudenslager. Jacob was a farmer in his early life, but later devoted many years to the ministry in the Methodist Episcopal church, his field of religious work covering a large part of southern New Jersey. After retiring from active service in church work, he made his home at Paulsboro.
His maternal grandparents were David and Rachael Haley, the former being a sea captain, but later on became a farmer near Mauricetown, Cum berland county.
In 1856 Mr. Loudenslager 5 parents moved from Cumberland county to Paulsboro, the father being variously engaged in the pursuits of farmer, mer chant, school-teacher, and later was the county clerk of Gloucester county. Upon the removal of the family to Paulsboro. Harry was only four years of age. The period of his boyhood and early manhood was spent upon the farm, where he labored in the fields during the season of farm work and at tended the public schools in the winter. Early in the '7os he: was engaged as a clerk in the produce commission business in Philadelphia, and during the summer months of each year from 1872 to 1882 he conducted on his own account the business of produce commission merchant.
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