John Laporte

John Laporte (born November 4, 1798 in Asylum , Bradford County , Pennsylvania , †  August 22, 1862 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Laporte attended public schools in his homeland. In 1827 and 1828 he was a district auditor in Bradford County. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . Between 1828 and 1832 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania ; since 1831 he was its president.

In the 1832 congressional election , Laporte was elected to the 17th  constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded John Gilmore on March 4, 1833 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . During this time, there was much discussion in and outside of Congress about President Andrew Jackson's policies. In 1836 he decided not to run again for Congress.

Between 1837 and 1845, Laporte was an associate judge in Bradford County. He was also involved in the expansion of the North Branch Canal . From 1845 to 1851 he headed the Pennsylvania State Land Survey. From 1852 until his death he was also active in the banking industry in Towanda . He died in Philadelphia on August 22, 1862.

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
John Gilmore	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (17th constituency) March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837	Samuel Wells Morris