Henry St. John

This article refers to the American politician Henry St. John. The British politician and philosopher of the same name can be found under Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke .

Henry St. John (born July 16, 1783 in Washington County , Vermont , † May 1869 in Tiffin , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1847 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry St. John received only a limited education. He later took part in the British-American War of 1812 . He moved to Wooster , Ohio in 1815 , then to Crawford County in 1828, and finally to Seneca County in 1837 . He worked in agriculture, in the milling business, and in the store. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1842 congressional election , St. John was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the sixth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Calvary Morris on March 4, 1843 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1847 . The time up to 1845 was determined by the tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs . In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed. This annexation, completed in 1845, led to the Mexican-American War , which marked the second legislative term of St. John.

In 1846 he renounced another candidacy. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Henry St. John returned to farming. He died in Tiffin in May 1869.

Web links

• Henry St. John in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)