John Causin

John MS Causin (born 1811 in Saint Mary's County , Maryland , †  January 30, 1861 in Cairo , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Causin attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1836, he began to work in Leonardtown in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party . He served in the Maryland House of Representatives in 1837 and 1843 .

In the congressional election of 1842 Causin was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Isaac Dashiell Jones on March 4, 1841 . Until March 3, 1845 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives ended, Causin moved to Annapolis . He attended a meeting to revise the Maryland Constitution as a delegate. In 1858 he settled in Chicago , where he practiced as a lawyer. He died in Cairo on January 30, 1861 and was buried in Chicago.

Web links

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