Thomas Whipple (Congressman)

Thomas Whipple Jr. (* 1787 in Lebanon , New Hampshire , † January 23, 1835 in Wentworth , New Hampshire) was an American politician . Between 1821 and 1829 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Whipple attended public schools in his home country. In 1811 he moved to Warren , New Hampshire. This was followed by medical studies in Haverhill and Hanover . Until 1814 he also studied at Dartmouth College . After becoming a doctor, he began practicing his profession in Wentworth.

Although Whipple did not join any party, he made a political career. Between 1818 and 1820 he was an MP in the New Hampshire House of Representatives . In the congressional elections of 1820, which were held nationwide, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the fifth mandate from New Hampshire . There he succeeded Arthur Livermore of the Democratic Republican Party on March 4, 1821 . After three re-elections he was able to complete four consecutive terms in Congress by March 3, 1829 . During this time, the political tensions fell between the supporters of the two later presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson , which also left their mark on Congress.

After his tenure in Congress ended, Whipple returned to work as a doctor. He died in Wentworth on January 23, 1835. Apparently, he couldn't cope with his wife's death in 1823, which gave him a drinking problem, which he eventually died of.

Web links

• Thomas Whipple (congressman) in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Thomas Whipple in the database of Find a Grave (English)