John J. Roane

John Jones Roane (born October 31, 1794 in Essex County , Virginia , †  December 18, 1869 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1833 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John J. Roane was the son of Congressman John Roane (1766-1838). He attended his homeland public schools and Rumford Academy in King William County . He then began studying at Princeton College , which he did not finish. Then he worked in agriculture. During the British-American War of 1812 he was a soldier in the Virginia Militia. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1820 and 1823 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future US President Andrew Jacksonand became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him in 1828 .

In the congressional election of 1830 , Roane was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the twelfth constituency of Virginia, where he succeeded his father on March 4, 1831. Until March 3, 1833 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

Between 1836 and 1851 John Roane worked for the Federal Patent Office ; from 1855 to 1867 he worked for the US Treasury Department. He died on December 18, 1869 in the federal capital Washington.

Web links

• John J. Roane in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John J. Roane in the database of Find a Grave (English)