Daniel Blaisdell

Daniel Blaisdell (born January 22, 1762 in Amesbury , Essex County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , † January 10, 1833 in Canaan , New Hampshire ) was an American politician . Between 1809 and 1811 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Blaisdell attended public schools in his home country. During the War of Independence he was a soldier in the American Continental Army between 1776 and 1777 . In 1780 Blaisdell moved to Canaan, New Hampshire, where he worked as a teacher and held several local offices. He also acquired some legal knowledge there. In his new home, Blaisdell also worked in agriculture and began to be interested in politics. He became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton .

Blaisdell was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1793, 1795 and 1799, respectively . Between 1803 and 1808 he was a member of the Executive Council of this state. In the 1808 congressional elections, held nationwide, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington for the first New Hampshire congress. On March 4, 1809, he succeeded Peter Carleton of the Democratic Republican Party . Until March 3, 1811, he had only one term in Congress .

During the British-American War , Blaisdell served as a soldier in the US Army . Between 1812 and 1825 he was several times with interruptions again a member of the House of Representatives from New Hampshire; in 1814 and 1815 Blaisdell was also a member of the State Senate . He was also a councilor in Canaan between 1813 and 1818, with a few interruptions. In 1822, Blaisdell was appointed chief judge of the Court of Sessions . He died in Canaan in January 1833.

Web links

• Daniel Blaisdell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel Blaisdell in the database of Find a Grave (English)