Historedia
Group or institution

New Jersey Legislature

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1815–1871

Every event in Historedia whose sources name New Jersey Legislature, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to John Stevens

    1815

    Role: Granting Authority

    1. 1815 · State of New JerseyGrant of the First American Railroad Charter

      The New Jersey Legislature granted the first American railroad charter to John Stevens and others in 1815 for the New Jersey Railroad.

  2. New Jersey Detective Agency chartered

    1871

    Role: Creator of the body politic

    1. 1871 · New JerseyCharter Creation

      The New Jersey Legislature created the New Jersey Detective Agency as a body politic in 1871, initiating the State Detectives.

Sources

  1. New Jersey Legislature Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-26
  2. John Stevens (inventor, born 1749) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
  3. New Jersey State Detectives Wikipedia, revision of 2025-02-27