Henry Crist

Henry Crist (born October 20, 1764 in Fredericksburg , Colony of Virginia , †  August 11, 1844 in Shepherdsville , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1809 and 1811 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Crist attended public schools in Pennsylvania where he had moved with his father. He then moved to Kentucky and worked there in land surveying. In 1788 he came to Bullitt County , where he worked in the salt business. Crist became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . In 1795 and 1806 he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives ; between 1800 and 1804 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1808 congressional election , Crist was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded John Rowan on March 4, 1809 . Until March 3, 1811, he could only serve one term in Congress . Little is known about Crist's further résumé. After the founding of the Whigs in the 1830s, he joined this party, but without holding any significant political office. Henry Crist died on August 11, 1844 near Shepherdsville and was buried in Frankfort .

Web links

• Henry Crist in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Henry Crist in the database of Find a Grave (English)