John F. Driggs

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John F. Driggs

John Fletcher Driggs (born March 8, 1813 in Kinderhook , Columbia County , New York , †  December 17, 1877 in East Saginaw , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1869 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Driggs attended public schools in his home country. In 1825 he moved with his parents to Tarrytown , Westchester County , and two years later the family settled in New York City . From 1829 to 1856 Driggs was a sales representative and mechanic for windows and doors. He also became the head of the New York Penitentiary. In 1856, he moved to Michigan, where he worked in the real estate market and in salt manufacturing. Politically, Driggs became a member of the Republican Party . In 1858 he was chairman of the East Saginaw parish council; in 1859 and 1860 he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives . During the Civil War in 1864 he was involved in the formation of an infantry regiment from Michigan.

In the congressional elections of 1862 Driggs was elected to the then newly created sixth constituency of Michigan in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1863. After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1869 . During this time the civil war ended. After 1865, he witnessed the violent clashes between his party and the new President Andrew Johnson in Congress , which culminated in a narrowly failed impeachment. During his time in the US House of Representatives, the 13th and 14th amendments were passed there. John Driggs was a member of the committee that the corpse of the 1,865 assassinated President Abraham Lincoln to Springfield ( Illinois accompanied).

After leaving Congress, John Driggs moved back to East Saginaw. There he died on December 17, 1877 as a result of a fall in wintry weather conditions.

Web links

  • John F. Driggs in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Driggs, John F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Driggs, John Fletcher (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1813
PLACE OF BIRTH Kinderhook , New York
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1877
Place of death East Saginaw , Michigan