Horace Binney

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Horace Binney

Horace Binney (born January 4, 1780 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , †  August 12, 1875 there ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1835 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Horace Binney attended for three years a classical school in Bordentown ( New Jersey ). He then studied at Harvard University until 1797 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1800, he began to work in Philadelphia in this profession. At the same time he also embarked on a political career. He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1806 and 1807 . Between 1807 and 1814, Binney published six volumes of judgments from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He also became a director of the United States Bank . 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 congressional election of 1832 Binney was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Henry Horn on March 4, 1833 . Since he renounced another candidacy in 1834, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1835 . 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 time in the US House of Representatives, Horace Binney retired from politics. He also rarely practiced as a lawyer. Instead, he wrote legal comments. In 1867 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . He died in Philadelphia on August 12, 1875.

Web links

  • Horace Binney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
predecessor Office successor
Henry Horn United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (2nd constituency)
March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835 		Joseph Reed Ingersoll
personal data
SURNAME Binney, Horace
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 4, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH August 12, 1875
Place of death Philadelphia , Pennsylvania