John Maynard (politician)

John Maynard (born January 8, 1786 in Whitestone , New York , † March 24, 1850 in Auburn , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1827 and 1829 and between 1841 and 1843 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Maynard was born in Queens County about three years after the War of Independence ended . He graduated from Union College in Schenectady in 1810 . Two years later the British-American War broke out. He studied law . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in Seneca Falls . He worked as a clerk in Seneca County in 1821 and 1822 . In 1822 he was a member of the New York State Assembly .

As a result of a fragmentation of the Democratic Republican Party before and during the presidency of John Quincy Adams (1825-1829), he joined the Adams faction . In the congressional election of 1826 Maynard was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 26th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Theron R. Strong on March 4, 1827 . He retired from the after March 3, 1829 Congress of.

Maynard served as Seneca County District Attorney in 1836 and 1837. Between 1838 and 1841 he was a member of the New York Senate . Then he moved to Auburn.

In 1840 he ran in the 27th constituency of New York for the 27th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Robert S. Rose on March 4, 1841 . He left the Congress after March 3, 1843.

On June 7, 1847, he became a judge on the New York Supreme Court for the seventh district - a position which he held until his death. He died on March 24, 1850.

literature

• The New York Civil List , Franklin Benjamin Hough, Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858, pp. 72, 74, 132, 199, 291 and 352.

Web links

• John Maynard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John Maynard in the database of Find a Grave (English)