John Hubbard Tweedy

John Hubbard Tweedy (born November 9, 1814 in Danbury , Connecticut , † November 12, 1891 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1848 he represented the Wisconsin Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Tweedy attended Yale College until 1834 . After a subsequent law degree at the same university and his admission to the bar in 1836, he began to work in Milwaukee in his new profession. Between 1839 and 1841 he worked as an agent and financial administrator in the sewer construction.

Politically, Tweedy joined the Whig Party . In 1842 he was a member of the Territorial Government Council for the Wisconsin Territory; In 1846 he was a delegate to the first constituent assembly of the future state of Wisconsin. In the congressional elections of 1846 he was elected as a delegate from his territory to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he took over from Morgan Lewis Martin on March 4, 1847 . He could represent his area in Congress until May 29, 1848 . Then came the new state of Wisconsin, which was represented by regular Congressmen in the US House of Representatives. In the relevant elections in 1848, John Tweedy did not stand as a candidate. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for governor of Wisconsin. With a share of the vote of 41.1 percent, he was defeated by the Democrat Nelson Dewey .

In 1853, Tweedy was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly . He then went into the railroad business and became director of two railway companies. John Tweedy died in Milwaukee on November 12, 1891.

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SURNAME	Tweedy, John Hubbard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 9, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH	Danbury , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	November 12, 1891
Place of death	Milwaukee , Wisconsin