John A. Rockwell

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John Arnold Rockwell (born August 27, 1803 in Norwich , Connecticut , †  February 10, 1861 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1849 he represented the third constituency of the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Rockwell attended the public schools of his home country and then Yale College until 1822 . After studying law and becoming a lawyer, he began practicing his new profession in Norwich. Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party . In 1839 he was elected to the Connecticut Senate. He was also a district judge at the time.

In the congressional elections of 1844, Rockwell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington in the third district of Connecticut, where he succeeded Democrat George S. Catlin on March 4, 1845 . After being re-elected in 1846, Rockwell could spend two terms in Congress until March 3, 1849 . From 1847 he was chairman of the Committee on Claims . During his time in Congress, the Mexican-American War broke out and large areas of the western and southwestern United States were annexed. In the 1848 election, Rockwell was defeated by Democrat Chauncey F. Cleveland .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Rockwell worked as a lawyer in the federal capital Washington. There he represented his mandates, especially in federal court for claims to the federal government ( Court of Claims ). He remained a lawyer in Washington until his death in February 1861 and was buried in Norwich.

Web links

  • John A. Rockwell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Rockwell, John A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rockwell, John Arnold (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH Norwich , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1861
Place of death Washington, DC