George Loyall

George Loyall (born May 29, 1789 in Norfolk , Virginia , †  February 24, 1868 there ) was an American politician . Between 1830 and 1837 he represented the state of Virginia twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Loyall attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg until 1808 . He then studied law, but without ever working as a lawyer. In 1815 he visited England . On his return he embarked on a political career. Between 1818 and 1827 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . In the late 1820s he joined the Democratic Party founded by Andrew Jackson . In 1829 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the Virginia Constitution.

In the congressional elections of 1828 Loyall was defeated by Thomas Newton . However, he appealed against the outcome of the election. When this was granted, he was able to take over the mandate for the first seat of his state in Washington, DC on March 9, 1930 and end the current legislative period by March 3, 1831. In the elections of 1830 Newton was able to win back his mandate and oust Loyall from Congress for two years . In the elections of 1832 Loyall was re-elected in the first constituency of Virginia to the US House of Representatives, where he replaced Newton on March 4, 1833. After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837. Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, George Loyall served as a Navy agent with the Norfolk Port Authority between 1837 and 1861 with a two-year hiatus . He also died in this city on February 24, 1868.

Web links

• George Loyall in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Loyall in the database of Find a Grave (English)