John Davenport (politician, 1752)

John Davenport (born January 16, 1752 in Stamford , Colony of Connecticut , † November 28, 1830 ibid) was an American lawyer, officer and politician ( Federalist Party ).

Career

John Davenport was the older brother of James Davenport (1758-1797), who was from 1797-1799 also Congressman for the State of Connecticut. After a good elementary school education, he attended Yale College until 1770 . In the years 1773 and 1774 he taught there as a teacher. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1773, he began practicing his new profession in Stamford. During the Revolutionary War , Davenport served in the Continental Army . There he made it to major in the Commissary Department .

Davenport was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1776 to 1796 . He was a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton . He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in the state-wide congressional election of 1798 . After eight re-elections, he was able to complete nine consecutive terms in Congress by March 3, 1817 . Between 1801 and 1803 he was chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business . During his tenure in Congress, US territory was significantly expanded through the Louisiana Purchase of President Thomas Jefferson in 1803. The British-American War of 1812 also fell during Davenport's tenure . Davenport also saw Congress move to the newly formed federal capital Washington in 1800 .

In 1816, John Davenport turned down another candidacy. In the following years he withdrew from politics. He died in Stamford in 1830 and was buried there in North Field Cemetery .

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SURNAME	Davenport, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer, officer and politician (Federal Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	January 16, 1752
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stamford , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	November 28, 1830
Place of death	Stamford , Connecticut