David Hough

David Hough (born March 13, 1753 in Norwich , Colony of Connecticut , † April 18, 1831 in Lebanon , New Hampshire ) was an American politician . Between 1803 and 1807 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

David Hough attended public schools in his home country during the British colonial era and then worked for some time as a ship's carpenter. In 1778 he moved to Lebanon, New Hampshire. He began a political career in his new home. He joined the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton and was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1788, 1789 and 1794 . He was also a justice of the peace and a member of the militia as a colonel. In 1783 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the New Hampshire Constitution.

In the 1802 congressional elections, which were held nationwide, Hough was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the fourth mandate from New Hampshire . There he took over from Abiel Foster on March 4, 1803 . In the elections of 1804 he was elected for the third mandate, with which he was able to complete a total of two legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1807 .

After his tenure in the House of Representatives, David Hough withdrew from politics. He worked in agriculture until his death in 1831.

Web links

• David Hough in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)