John Davenport (politician, 1788)

John Davenport (born January 9, 1788 in Winchester , Virginia , † July 18, 1855 in Woodsfield , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1829 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Davenport attended public schools in his home country. In 1818 he moved to Ohio where he worked in commerce. In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1824, 1827, and 1830 ; from 1825 to 1826 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1826 , Davenport was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Thomas Shannon on March 4, 1827 . Since he was not confirmed in 1828, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1829 . This period was marked by heated discussions between the supporters of Andrew Jackson and those of President John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, John Davenport was elected twice by the Legislature as a judge in the Monroe County Judicial District. He died in Woodsfield on July 18, 1855 and was buried in Barnesville .

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SURNAME	Davenport, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 9, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Winchester , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	July 18, 1855
Place of death	Woodsfield , Ohio