John Banks (politician, 1793)

John Banks (born October 17, 1793 in Lewisburg , Juniata County , Pennsylvania , †  April 3, 1864 in Reading , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1836 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Banks received a good primary education. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1819, he began in Juniata County to work in this profession. He later moved to Mercer County , where he also practiced as a lawyer. Politically, he joined the short-lived Anti-Masonic Party .

In the 1830 congressional election , Banks was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 18th  electoral district of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Thomas Hale Sill on March 4, 1831 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation in 1836 . Since 1833 he represented the then newly established 24th district of his state. Since President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the politics of Congress have been heatedly debated inside and outside of Congress. 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.

Between 1836 and 1847, John Banks was a Berks County judge . In 1847 he became State Treasurer of Pennsylvania. After that he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on April 3, 1864 in Reading, where he was also buried.

Web links

• John Banks in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Banks in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Thomas Hale Sill	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (18th constituency) March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833	George Burd
new constituency	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (24th constituency) March 4, 1833–1836	John James Pearson