John Hartwell Marable

John Hartwell Marable

John Hartwell Marable (born November 18, 1786 in Lawrenceville , Brunswick County , Virginia , †  April 11, 1844 in Montgomery County , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1829 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Marable enjoyed an academic education and then studied medicine in Philadelphia . After his admission as a doctor, he began to work in his new profession. He later moved his residence and practice to Yellow Creek , Tennessee. At the same time he began a political career. He served in the Tennessee Senate in 1817 and 1818 .

In the 1820s, Marable joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson , from which the Democratic Party emerged in 1828 . In the congressional elections of 1824 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded James T. Sandford on March 4, 1825 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1829 . These were shaped by the discussions between supporters and opponents of Andrew Jackson.

In 1828, John Marable was not re-elected. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a doctor again. He died on April 11, 1844 and was buried near Clarksville .

Web links

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

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