How long did Andrew Belcher's father serve as governor of New Jersey?
Andrew Belcher Andrew Belcher (1706–1771) was an early colonial Bostonian who served on the Governor's Council of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1765 to 1767. Andrew married Elizabeth Teale and lived in Milton, Massachusetts. His father, Jonathan Belcher was a colonial governor of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New Jersey.
Mahlon Dickerson Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770October 5, 1853) was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy – under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren. He was the elder brother of New Jersey Governor Philemon Dickerson.