After War
After the war, Ogden served as member of the state's legislative council (1785). He was one of the agents entrusted with the minting of new state coinage for New Jersey, the famed "Jersey horsehead" pennies. The coins, which depicted a horse's head and plow, symbols taken from the coat of arms/Seal of New Jersey, on one side, and a "Union" shield taken from the Great Seal of the United States, on the reverse, were produced in a number of locations. Ogden operated his mint in Elizabethtown. In the 1789 presidential election, Ogden served as an elector for New Jersey.
Ogden was married to Hannah Dayton, a daughter of Elias Dayton. They had a son, Francis Barber Ogden (1783-1857), who was named after fellow Jersey Continental officer and in-law, Francis Barber, who was married to Matthias' sister, Mary.
Ogden died of yellow fever in Elizabethtown on March 31, 1791 at the age of 36.
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