John Trimble

John Trimble (born February 7, 1812 in Roane County , Tennessee , †  February 23, 1884 in Nashville , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1867 and 1869 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Trimble received a private school education. He then studied at the University of Nashville . After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar, he began to work in his new profession in Nashville. At the same time he embarked on a political career. From 1836 to 1842 he served as Attorney General of Tennessee. He was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee in 1843 and 1844 ; then he sat from 1845 to 1846 and from 1859 to 1861 in the State Senate . He resigned that mandate when Tennessee joined the secession. John Trimble was loyal to the Union and served as a federal attorney between 1862 and 1864 in the part of Tennessee controlled by Union forces. Between 1865 and 1867 he was a republican member of the State Senate.

In the congressional elections of 1866 Trimble was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded William B. Campbell on March 4, 1867 . Until March 3, 1869 he was able to complete a legislative term in Congress . This was marked by the tension between his party and President Andrew Johnson . This conflict culminated in a narrowly failed impeachment process against the president. After leaving the US House of Representatives, John Trimble withdrew from politics. He died in Nashville on February 23, 1884.

Web links

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