Harmar Denny (politician)
Harmar Denny (born May 13, 1794 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , † January 29, 1852 there ) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1837 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
In 1813 Harmar Denny graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1816, he began to work in Pittsburgh in this profession. Politically, he joined the Anti-Masonic Party . Between 1824 and 1829 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania .
In the congressional elections of 1828 , the future US Senator William Wilkins was originally elected to Congress for the 16th constituency of Pennsylvania . But he resigned before his inauguration. The due by-election was won by Harmar Denny, who then took up his new mandate on December 15, 1829. After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1837. Since President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the politics of Congress have been heatedly debated inside and outside of Congress. 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. In 1836 Denny renounced another candidacy.
After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced again as a lawyer in Pittsburgh. In 1837 he took part as a delegate to a constitutional convention of his state. Around this time he became a member of the Whig Party . In 1840 he was one of their electors to officially elect William Henry Harrison as president. He later got into the railroad business. He was involved in the founding of two railway companies. In 1851 he became president of the Pittsburgh & Steubenville Railroad . A year earlier, he turned down the nomination for the congressional elections. Harmar Denny was also the curator of the Western University of Pennsylvania and director of the Western Theological Seminary . Since 1848 he was an elected member of the American Philosophical Society . He died on January 29, 1852 in Pittsburgh, where he was also buried. His great-grandson Harmar D. Denny (1886-1966) was also a member of Congress.
Web links
- Harmar Denny in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Harmar Denny in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: Harmar Denny. American Philosophical Society, accessed July 12, 2018 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| James S. Stevenson |
United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (16th constituency) with John Gilmore December 15, 1829 - March 3, 1833 |
Joseph Biles Anthony |
| new constituency | United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (22nd constituency) March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837 |
Richard Biddle |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Denny, Harmar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1852 |
| Place of death | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania |