Andrew Beaumont

Andrew Beaumont (born January 24, 1790 in Lebanon , New London County , Connecticut , †  September 30, 1853 in Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Andrew Beaumont lived in Pennsylvania from 1808. He studied law without ever working as a lawyer. In 1814 he worked for the tax authorities. From 1816 to 1819 he served as a court usher in Lucerne County . At the same time he embarked on a political career. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1821, 1822, and 1826 . Between 1826 and 1832 he held the post of postman in Wilkes-Barre. 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 .

In the 1832 congressional election , Beaumont was elected to the 15th  constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan on March 4, 1833 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . 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.

In 1836 Beaumont waived another congressional candidacy. Between November 1846 and March 1847 he was commissioner for the public buildings in the federal capital Washington; in 1849 he was once again a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Andrew Beaumont died on September 30, 1853 in Wilkes-Barre, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Andrew Beaumont in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Andrew Beaumont in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (15th constituency) March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837	David Petrikin