James Trezvant

James Trezvant (* in Sussex County , Virginia ; †  September 2, 1841 in Southampton County , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1831 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Trezvant attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession in Jerusalem . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . For some time he held the office of Attorney General of Virginia. In 1820 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the constitution of his home state. He also became a member of the Virginia House of Representatives .

In the 1820s, Trezvant joined the movement around the future US President Andrew Jackson , from which the Democratic Party emerged in 1828 . In the congressional election of 1824 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Arthur Smith on March 4, 1825 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1831 . 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. Since 1829 Trezvant was chairman of the committee for pension payments to former military personnel ( Military Pensions ).

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, James Trezvant no longer appeared politically. He died in Southampton County on September 2, 1841.

Web links

• James Trezvant in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)