John B. Macy

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John B. Macy (born March 25, 1799 in Nantucket , Massachusetts , †  September 24, 1856 on Lake Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After finishing school, John Macy moved to New York City in 1826 and then to Buffalo ( New York ) in the same year . Between 1842 and 1845 he lived in Cincinnati ( Ohio ). Macy was one of the founders of the city of Toledo and became a co-owner of the Rock River Valley Union Railroad . In 1845 he moved to Fond du Lac , Wisconsin Territory , where he worked in the real estate business. He later moved to Empire .

Politically, Macy became a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1852 , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Wisconsin . There he took over from James Duane Doty on March 4, 1853 . Since he was not confirmed in the elections of 1854, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1855 . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war . At that time it was mainly about the question of slavery .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Macy resumed his previous activities. He died on September 24, 1856 on the steamship Niagara , which caught fire on Lake Michigan near Port Washington . His body was never found.

Web links

  • John B. Macy in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)