Henry W. Dwight

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Henry W. Dwight (painting by John Trumbull , 1827)

Henry Williams Dwight (born February 26, 1788 in Stockbridge , Massachusetts , †  February 21, 1845 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1821 and 1831 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Dwight attended Williams College in Williamstown . After a subsequent law degree and his license to practice as a lawyer in 1809, he began to work in Stockbridge in this profession. During the British-American War he was a Colonel staff officer with General Whiton. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Federalist Party . In 1818 he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party .

In the 1820 congressional election , Dwight was elected to the 7th constituency of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Henry Shaw on March 4, 1821 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1831 . From 1823 he represented the ninth district of his state there as the successor to John Reed . 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. In 1830, Dwight renounced another congressional candidacy.

In 1834 he was again a member of the State Parliament of Massachusetts. Otherwise he worked in agriculture in the field of cattle and sheep breeding. Henry Dwight died in New York on February 21, 1845.

Web links

  • Henry W. Dwight in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Dwight, Henry W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dwight, Henry Williams (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockbridge , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1845
Place of death New York City