John Norvell

John Norvell

John Norvell (born December 21, 1789 in Danville , Virginia (today: Kentucky ), † April 24, 1850 in Detroit , Michigan ) was an American politician of the Democratic Party and US Senator for the state of Michigan.

biography

After attending public schools, he made a vocational training for printers , but soon became editor of a newspaper in Hagerstown . In addition, he studied law , but interrupted this study to participate as a private in the British-American War of 1812. Then he continued his legal studies and was admitted to the 1814 attorney in the state of Maryland . He then opened a law firm in Baltimore. Between 1816 and 1832 he published numerous anti- federalist newspapers in Philadelphia .

After moving to the Michigan Territory , he was postmaster of Detroit in 1831 and held this post until 1836. In 1837 he was one of the delegates of the territory to the Constitutional Convention, which decided on the admission of the territory into the Union as the 26th state.

After taking up the territory, he became one of the first two US Senators for Michigan and held the second Senate seat ( Senator Class 2 ) from January 26, 1837 to March 3, 1841 . During this time he was from 1837 to 1838 chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills .

After Norvell had waived re-election in 1840, he took up a practice as a lawyer in Detroit. In addition, however, he was still involved in state politics and was first a member of the State Senate in 1841 and then in 1842 of the House of Representatives of Michigan . Most recently he was US District Attorney from 1846 to 1849, Michigan District Attorney .

Web links

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