John Fairfield Scamman

John Fairfield Scamman (born October 24, 1786 in Wells , York County , Massachusetts , †  May 22, 1858 in Saco , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1847 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Scamman was born in Wells in 1786, which was then still part of Massachusetts and later added to the state of Maine, created in 1820. Scamman attended the public schools in his home country and went into commerce. In 1817 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . After Maine was founded, he served in the state's House of Representatives from 1820 to 1821 . Between 1829 and 1841 John Scamman worked for the customs service in Saco.

Politically, he joined President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party . In the 1844 congressional election, he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maine . There he took over from Joshua Herrick on March 4, 1845 . Until March 3, 1847, however, he only served one legislative period in Congress . This was determined by the events of the Mexican-American War , which included the annexation of the Republic of Texas to the United States. While in Congress, Scamman chaired the Treasury Department's Expenditure Control Committee.

In 1855 Scamman was a member of the Maine Senate . Otherwise he has not held any other higher political office. He died in Saco on May 22, 1858.

Web links

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

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