John Brodhead

John Brodhead

John Brodhead (born October 5, 1770 in Lower Smithfield , Fayette County , Province of Pennsylvania , † April 7, 1838 in Newfields , New Hampshire ) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1833 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Brodhead attended the public schools in his home country and the Stroudsburg Academy . After studying theology, he was ordained as a clergyman. In addition to his other activities, Brodhead remained in this profession throughout his life. In 1796 he moved to New England , where he was in charge of some Methodist churches in the Connecticut River valley . Between 1901 and 1809 he was based in Canaan, New Hampshire. In 1809 he moved to Newfields, also in New Hampshire.

Between 1817 and 1827 Brodhead was a member of the New Hampshire Senate ; In 1825 he became the chaplain of this body. In the 1820s he became a supporter of Andrew Jackson , whose Democratic Party he then joined. In the 1828 congressional elections, held nationwide, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington for the first New Hampshire congress. There he took over from Ichabod Bartlett on March 4, 1829 . After re-election in 1830, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1833 . During this time, the policy of President Jackson, who was also elected in 1828, was hotly debated. It was mainly about the planned closure of the Bundesbank and the looming conflict with the state of South Carolina , which then led to the nullification crisis . Another subject of discussion was the Indian Removal Act , which President Jackson implemented despite a ruling to the contrary by the Supreme Court.

For the elections of 1832 John Brodhead declined to run again. In the following years he withdrew from politics. But he remained active as a clergyman. He died in Newfields in April 1838.

Web links

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

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