Benning M. Bean

Benning M. Bean

Benning Moulton Bean (born January 9, 1782 in Moultonborough , Carroll County , New Hampshire , †  February 6, 1866 there ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Benning Bean attended public schools in his native Moultonborough. He also enjoyed private training. In the following years he worked as a teacher and in agriculture. He also began to establish himself in politics. From 1811 to 1829 and again from 1832 to 1838, during his time in Congress, he was a councilor in Moultonborough. In 1816 he served as justice of the peace in his homeland. In 1824 he was the curator of the Sandwich Academy .

Between 1815 and 1823 and again in 1827, Bean was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives . From 1824 to 1826 and in 1831 and 1832 he was a member of the State Senate ; in 1832 he was president of this body. In 1829 he was a member of the governor's advisory board . After the dissolution of the Democratic Republican Party in the 1820s, Bean joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him .

In the 1832 congressional elections, which were held nationwide, Bean was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington for the first New Hampshire congress. There he took over from John Brodhead on March 4, 1833 . After re-election in 1834, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . These were overshadowed by discussions about President Jackson's policies. It was mainly about banking policy and the nullification crisis with the state of South Carolina, as well as the controversial implementation of the Indian Removal Act . During Bean's time in Congress in 1836, the state of Arkansas was admitted to the Union.

In 1836, Bean turned down another candidacy for Congress. As a result he worked again as a teacher, and he was still active in agriculture. Politically, he no longer held any other important office. Benning Bean died on February 6, 1866 in his native Moultonborough.

Web links

• Benning M. Bean in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Benning M. Bean in the database of Find a Grave (English)