John Pratt Hungerford

John Pratt Hungerford (born January 2, 1761 in Leeds , Westmoreland County , Colony of Virginia , †  December 21, 1833 in Westmoreland County, Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1817 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

John Hungerford received private schooling. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. He also took part in the War of Independence . He later embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . Between 1797 and 1801 Hungerford was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives ; between 1801 and 1809 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1810 congressional election , Hungerford was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Walter Jones on March 4, 1811 . The election result was challenged by his opponent John Taliaferro . When this objection was granted, Hungerford had to cede his mandate on November 29, 1811 to Taliaferro. In the elections of 1812 he was re-elected to Congress in the ninth district of his state, where he succeeded Aylett Hawes on March 4, 1813 . After being re-elected, he was able to complete two full legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1817 . This was initially shaped by the events of the British-American War of 1812 . Hungerford took part in this war as brigadier general of the militia despite his mandate.

Between 1823 and 1830, John Hungerford sat again in the Virginia House of Representatives. He died on December 21, 1833 on his Twiford estate in Westmoreland County.

Web links

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

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