Franklin E. Plummer

Franklin E. Plummer (born around 1795 in Massachusetts , †  September 24, 1847 in Jackson , Mississippi ) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1835 he represented the first constituency of the state of Mississippi in the US House of Representatives .

Career

The date and place of birth of Franklin Plummer are unknown. He was born in the state of Massachusetts and attended schools there. He later moved to Mississippi, where he taught as a teacher in Copiah County . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in his new profession in Westville . Plummer held various local offices in Mississippi and became a member of the state's House of Representatives . He was also the founder of the village of Pittsburg, which is now a district of Grenada . As a supporter of Andrew Jackson , he became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him .

In 1830, Plummer was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Thomas Hinds on March 4, 1831 . After re-election in 1832, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1835 . During this time, the conflict between the state of South Carolina and the federal government under President Jackson, the so-called nullification crisis, occurred . Another controversial topic at the time was President Jackson's intention to break up the Bundesbank . Both topics were also heavily discussed in the Congress.

After his time in Congress, Plummer ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . Then he withdrew from politics. Franklin Plummer died in Jackson, capital of Mississippi, in September 1852.

Web links

• Franklin E. Plummer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Franklin E. Plummer in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

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