John Chaney (politician)

John Chaney

John Chaney (born January 12, 1790 in Washington County , Maryland , †  April 10, 1881 in Canal Winchester , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1839 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his youth, John Chaney moved with his parents to Pennsylvania , where he received a limited education. In 1810 he came to Bloom , Fairfield County , Ohio. There he was trustee for 23 years . He also became a member of the state militia, in which he rose to the rank of colonel. He was temporarily paymaster. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future US President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . From 1828 to 1830 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives . In 1831 he was an associate judge in Fairfield County.

In the 1832 congressional election , Chaney was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded William W. Irvin on March 4, 1833 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1839 . Until 1837 these were determined by the discussions about the politics of President Jackson.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Chaney settled in Canal Winchester. In 1842 he was again a member of the House of Representatives from Ohio, where he succeeded Rufus P. Spalding as Speaker of the Chamber . At the same time he was President of the House. He was also a member of Canal Winchester Town Council. Between 1844 and 1845 he was a member of the Ohio Senate ; in 1855 he was the last member of the House of Representatives of that state. In 1851 he took part as a delegate to a constitutional convention for Ohio. He died on April 10, 1881 at the age of 91 in Canal Winchester.

Web links

• John Chaney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Chaney in the database of Find a Grave (English)