James Turner (politician, 1783)

James Turner (born November 7, 1783 in Bel Air , Harford County , Maryland , †  March 28, 1861 in Parkton , Maryland) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Turner attended the Classic Academy of Madonna . Since 1811 he was based in Parkton, where he ran a dairy farm. During the British-American War he was captain in the state militia. In 1817 he was a tax collector for both the state and Maryland state; In 1824 he became a justice of the peace in his homeland. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a supporter of Andrew Jackson . He later became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him . Between 1824 and 1833 he was a member of the Maryland House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1832 Turner was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded George Corbin Washington on March 4, 1833 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . 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 1836, Turner was not re-elected.

Turner served once more in the Maryland House of Representatives in 1837 and 1838; between 1855 and 1859 he was a member of the State Senate . Otherwise he worked again in agriculture. He died in Parkton on March 28, 1861.

Web links

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

• James Turner in the database of Find a Grave (English)