Augustus Rhodes Sollers

Augustus Rhodes Sollers (born May 1, 1814 in Prince Frederick , Calvert County , Maryland , †  November 26, 1862 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1841 and 1843 and again from 1853 to 1855 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Augustus Sollers attended the public schools in his homeland. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1836, he began to work in Prince Frederick in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1840 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Daniel Jenifer on March 4, 1841 . Until March 3, 1843, he could initially only complete one legislative period in Congress . That time was determined by the tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

After the temporary end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Sollers practiced again as a lawyer. In 1851 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the Maryland Constitution. In the congressional elections of 1852 he was re-elected to Congress in the sixth district of his state, where he replaced Joseph Stewart Cottman on March 4, 1853 . By March 3, 1855, Sollers completed another term in the US House of Representatives, which was shaped by the events leading up to the Civil War .

After the final end of his time in Congress, Augustus Sollers worked again as a lawyer. He died on November 26, 1862 near Prince Frederick.

Web links

• Augustus Rhodes Sollers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Augustus Rhodes Sollers in the database of Find a Grave (English)