John Goddard Watmough
John Goddard Watmough (born December 6, 1793 in Wilmington , Delaware , † November 27, 1861 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1835 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
John Watmough enjoyed a good primary school education and then studied at Princeton College and the University of Pennsylvania . During the British-American War he was first corporal of the Pennsylvania State Militia. He then became a lieutenant in the US Army . He remained in the military until October 1, 1816. In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . He joined the Whig Party in the mid-1830s .
In the congressional elections of 1830 Watmough was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1831. After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1835 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president. In 1834 Watmough was not re-elected.
In 1835 and 1836, Watmough served as the High Sheriff's chief of police in Philadelphia. Between 1841 and 1845 he headed the port administration there. Since 1854 he lived in retirement. John Watmough died on November 27, 1861 in Philadelphia, where he was also buried.
Web links
- John Goddard Watmough in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- John Goddard Watmough in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel H. Miller |
United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (3rd constituency) March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1835 |
Michael Woolston Ash |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Watmough, John Goddard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilmington , Delaware |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 1861 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |