Cornelius Holland

Cornelius Holland (born July 9, 1783 in Sutton , Worcester County , Massachusetts , † June 2, 1870 in Canton Point , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1830 and 1833 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Cornelius Holland attended the public schools in his homeland. After studying medicine, he began to work as a doctor in Livermore in 1814 . In 1815 he moved to Canton , where he also worked as a doctor. At the same time he also worked in agriculture and he started a political career.

In 1819, Holland was a delegate to the Maine Constituent Assembly. Between 1821 and 1822 he was an MP in the Maine House of Representatives . In 1822, 1825 and 1826 Holland was a member of the State Senate . Between 1826 and 1855 he also served as a justice of the peace. In the 1820s, Holland joined the movement around Andrew Jackson , whose Democratic Party he later joined.

After the resignation of Congressman James W. Ripley in 1830, he was elected as his successor to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the due by-election in the fifth constituency of Maine . There he took up his new mandate on December 6, 1830. After being re-elected in the regular elections of 1830, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1833 . This time was dominated by discussions about President Jackson's politics. It was about the implementation of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict over customs policy with the state of South Carolina , which led to the nullification crisis , and Jackson's banking policy.

After the end of his time in the House of Representatives, Cornelius Holland worked again as a doctor and in agriculture. Politically, he no longer appeared. He died on June 2, 1870 in Canton Point and was buried there.

Web links

• Cornelius Holland in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Cornelius Holland in the database of Find a Grave (English)