Jacob Alexander Preston

Jacob Alexander Preston (born March 12, 1796 in Bel Air , Harford County , Maryland , †  August 2, 1868 in Perryman , Maryland) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jacob Preston attended the public schools of his home country and then studied medicine at the University of Maryland until 1816 . After his medical license, he began practicing the profession in Maryland. He was also active in agriculture. During the British-American War of 1812 , Preston was a lieutenant in a regiment based in Maryland. Politically, he joined the Whig Party , founded in the mid-1830s .

In the congressional election of 1842 Preston was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of Maryland , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1843. Since he refused to run again in 1844, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1845 . This period was marked by 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.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Preston returned to working as a doctor and in agriculture. He died in Perryman on August 2, 1868.

Web links

• Jacob Alexander Preston in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jacob Alexander Preston in the database of Find a Grave (English)