Thomas Peter Akers

Thomas Peter Akers (born October 4, 1828 in Knox County , Ohio , †  April 3, 1877 in Lexington , Missouri ) was an American politician . In 1856 and 1857 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Akers attended schools in Cleveland and then studied at Ohio College . After studying law, he was admitted to the bar. Before moving to Lexington in 1853, he worked as a teacher in Kentucky for several years . In Lexington he taught mathematics and philosophy at Masonic College in 1855 and 1856 . He was also a local clergyman for the Methodist Church .

Politically, Akers joined the short-lived American Party . After the death of MP John Gaines Miller , he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the fifth seat of Missouri , where he took up his new mandate on August 18, 1856. Since he was no longer running in the regular elections of 1856 , he was only able to end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1857 . This was shaped by the discussions leading up to the civil war .

In 1861 Akers moved to New York City , where he became vice president of the gold exchange. He later settled in the Utah Territory for health reasons . After a short time he returned to Lexington, where he died on April 3, 1877.

Web links

• Thomas Peter Akers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Peter Akers in the database of Find a Grave (English)