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Jacob Vanatta was born in Morris
County, New Jersey on June 4, 1824. He began
the study of law in 1845 and was admitted
to the New Jersey Bar in 1849. Vanatta was
the legal representative for some of the leading
New Jersey railroads, and had an extensive
practice in all the courts of New Jersey,
as well as throughout the United States. In
1875, he was appointed New Jersey Attorney
General by Governor Joseph Bedle. He resigned
in 1877 to devote his time exclusively to
private practice.
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