John Adams Harper

John Adams Harper (born November 2, 1779 in Derryfield , New Hampshire , † June 18, 1816 in Meredith Bridge , New Hampshire) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1813 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Harper was born in 1779 in what was then Derryfield, now Manchester. Until 1794 he attended the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1802, he began to practice in Sanbornton in Belknap County in his new profession. He also became the first postman in this parish. In 1806, Harper moved to Meredith Bridge. Between 1805 and 1806 he was an administrative clerk with the New Hampshire Senate .

Harper was a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . Between 1809 and 1810 he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives . He was also a member of the state militia from 1809 to 1812. In the congressional elections of 1810, which were held nationwide, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the fourth mandate from New Hampshire . There he took over from Nathaniel Appleton Haven on March 4, 1811 . Since he was defeated by the federalist Roger Vose in the elections of 1812 , Harper could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1813 , which was overshadowed by the discussions leading up to and then by the outbreak of the British-American War .

After his tenure in the House of Representatives, John Harper retired from federal politics. He died on June 18, 1816 in Meredith Bridge, today's Laconia, where he was also buried.

Web links

• John Adams Harper in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Adams Harper in the database of Find a Grave (English)