At the age of twenty - seven , he was appointed Attorney General of New Jersey in 1754 .
At the age of twenty - seven , he was also acted as speaker of the provincial Assembly between 1765 and 1770 and between 1772 and 1776 .
At the age of twenty - seven , he was appointed Attorney General of New Jersey in 1754 and also acted as speaker of the provincial Assembly between 1765 and 1770 and between 1772 and 1776 .