George H. Proffit

George H. Proffit (born September 4, 1807 in New Orleans , Louisiana , †  September 7, 1847 in Louisville , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1843 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Proffit attended schools in his home country. In 1828 he moved to Petersburg , Indiana, where he worked in commerce. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in his new profession in Petersburg. At the same time he embarked on a political career. He became a member of the Whig Party in the mid-1830s ; for which he sat several times between 1831 and 1838 as a member of the House of Representatives from Indiana .

In the congressional election of 1838 Proffit was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Ratliff Boon on March 4, 1839 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1843 . During these years there was increasing discussion about a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which had been independent of Mexico since 1836 . Since 1841, the dispute between Proffits Whig Party and the new President John Tyler also weighed on the work of Congress.

In 1842 Proffit declined to run again. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he was named American envoy to Brazil by President Tyler to succeed William Hunter . He held this office between June 7, 1843 and August 10, 1844. Then he had to leave this post because the US Senate did not confirm his appointment. George Proffit died on September 7, 1847 in Louisville and was buried in Petersburg.

Web links

• George H. Proffit in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George H. Proffit in the database of Find a Grave (English)