John Hervey Crozier

John Hervey Crozier (born February 10, 1812 in Knoxville , Tennessee , †  October 25, 1889 there ) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1849 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Crozier attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1829 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Knoxville in his new profession. Politically, Crozier was initially a member of the Whig Party . Between 1837 and 1839 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee .

In the congressional election of 1844 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Julius W. Blackwell on March 4, 1845 . After a re-election in 1846, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1849 . These were shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War . From 1847 Crozier headed the War Department's Expenditure Control Committee.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Crozier practiced again as a lawyer in Knoxville. After the Whigs dissolved, he became a member of the Democratic Party in 1856 . He supported the Confederation during the Civil War . In 1866, he retired, engaging in literary affairs and historical studies. In 1883 he was involved in the revival of the East Tennessee Historical Society , of which he had been the original co-founder in 1834. John Crozier died on October 25, 1889 in his hometown of Knoxville. He had eight children with his wife, Mary.

Web links

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

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