John I. Vanmeter

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John I. Vanmeter

John Inskeep Vanmeter (February 1798 in Moorefield , Hardy County , Virginia , †  August 3, 1875 in Chillicothe , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now West Virginia , John Vanmeter attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg and then Princeton College until 1821 . After a subsequent law degree in Litchfield ( Connecticut ) and his 1822 admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Moorefield in this profession. In 1824 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . Around this time he gave up his legal profession. In 1826 he moved to Pike County , Ohio, where he worked in agriculture. In the 1830s he joined the Whig Party , which was then founded . In 1836 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives ; In 1838 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1842 Vanmeter was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Joseph Ridgway on March 4, 1843 . Since he was not confirmed in 1844, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1845 . This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed. These discussions led to the Mexican-American War immediately after the end of Vanmeter's term .

After the dissolution of his party, John Vanmeter joined the Democrats in 1856 . From 1855 he lived in Chillicothe, where he died on August 3, 1875.

Web links

  • John I. Vanmeter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)