John Blair (politician)

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John Blair (born September 13, 1790 in Jonesborough , Southwest Territory , †  July 9, 1863 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1835 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Blair attended the Martin Academy and then until 1809 Washington College in Limestone . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1813, he began to work in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1815 and 1817 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee ; from 1817 to 1821 he was a member of the State Senate . In the 1820s Blair joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the 1822 congressional election , Blair was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the first constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Robert Allen on March 4, 1823 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1835 . After Andrew Jackson took office as the 7th US President, there was heated debate within and outside of Congress about its policy. 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 1827 and 1829, John Blair chaired the State Department's Expenditure Control Committee.

In the elections of 1834 Blair was defeated by the National Republican William Blount Carter . After leaving the US House of Representatives, he initially retired from politics and worked as a lawyer. In 1849 and 1850 he returned to the political scene as a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee. He also continued to work as a lawyer. He died in Jonesborough on July 9, 1863.

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SURNAME Blair, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH at Jonesborough , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 1863
Place of death at Jonesborough , Tennessee