John Floyd (politician, 1769)

John Floyd

John Floyd (born October 3, 1769 in Beaufort , Province of South Carolina , †  June 24, 1839 in Jefferson , Georgia ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1829 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Floyd completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter. In 1791 he moved to Georgia with his father, where he initially worked in boat building. The family later built two successful plantations in Camden County . After the death of his father in 1820, his son inherited these large estates, where mainly cotton and rice were grown. Since 1804, Floyd was also a member of the Camden County Militia . He made it to the brigadier general. He also held this rank during the British-American War . There he served as a member of the Georgia State Militia. He was also used in the fight against the Creek . Because of his military achievements, he was promoted to major general.

After Florida was annexed to the United States, Floyd chaired a three-member commission that measured the border between the states of Georgia and Florida. Politically, he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson in the 1820s . He later became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him . Between 1820 and 1827 he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1826 , Floyd was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded Alfred Cuthbert on March 4, 1827 . Until March 3, 1829, however, he only served one legislative period in Congress . This was shaped by the heated discussions between supporters and opponents of Andrew Jackson. After leaving the US House of Representatives, John Floyd retired to his “Bellevue” plantation. He died there on June 24, 1839. He had been married to Isabella Maria Hazzard since December 12, 1793, with whom he had twelve children.

Web links

• John Floyd in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Floyd in the database of Find a Grave (English)