John Galbraith

This article is about the politician John Galbraith. For the economist, see John Kenneth Galbraith .

John Galbraith

John Galbraith (born August 2, 1794 in Huntingdon , Huntingdon County , Pennsylvania , †  June 15, 1860 in Erie , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 and again from 1839 to 1841 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1796, John Galbraith and his parents moved to Allegheny, Huntingdon County, and in 1802 they moved to Center Township, Butler County . He attended the public schools in his respective homeland. Then he completed an apprenticeship in the printing trade. For several years he also taught as a teacher. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1817, he began to work in this profession in Butler . In 1822 he moved his residence and law firm to Franklin . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . Between 1829 and 1832 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives .

In the congressional elections of 1832 Galbraith was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the then newly established 25th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1833. After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . These were shaped by discussions about President Jackson's policies. In 1836 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

After his first tenure in the US House of Representatives ended, John Galbraith moved to Erie where he practiced as a lawyer. In the congressional elections of 1838 he was re-elected to Congress in the 25th district of his state, where he replaced Arnold Plumer on March 4, 1839 , who had become his successor two years earlier. Since he renounced another congressional candidacy in 1840, he could only spend one more term in the US House of Representatives until March 3, 1841.

After the final end of his time in Congress, John Galbraith initially worked as a lawyer again. In 1851 he was elected presiding judge in his state's sixth judicial district. He held this office until his death on June 15, 1860 in Erie.

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
new constituency	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (25th constituency) March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837	Arnold Plumer
Arnold Plumer	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (25th constituency) March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1841	Arnold Plumer