Thomas Preston Carpenter
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(aged 71)- Edward Carpenter
- Sarah Carpenter
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| Born | April 19, 1804 |
| Died | March 20, 1876 (aged 71) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge |
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| Position held | Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey |
Thomas Preston Carpenter (April 19, 1804 – March 20, 1876), was a lawyer and judge of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.[1][2]
Carpenter was born at Glassboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, where his father Edward Carpenter operated a glassworks. He was descendant of Samuel Carpenter, Thomas Lloyd, and Samuel Preston, prominent men in the early days of Pennsylvania. His father dying when he was quite young, Thomas Preston Carpenter spent his early life with his grandfather, at Carpenter's Landing (now Mantua). He married on November 27, 1839 to Rebecca Hopkins of Woodbury, New Jersey. They were the parents of four children. He was an active member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, serving as vestryman, warden, and deputy to the diocesan and general conventions.
