John Truman Stoddert

John Truman Stoddert (born October 1, 1790 in Nanjemoy , Charles County , Maryland , †  July 19, 1870 in Charles County) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1835 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Stoddert received private schooling and then studied at Princeton College until 1810 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. He also took an active part in the British-American War of 1812 . He then embarked on a political career. In 1820 he was elected to the Maryland House of Representatives. In the 1820s he joined Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party that he founded in 1828 .

In the congressional elections of 1832 Stoddert was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded John S. Spence on March 4, 1833 . Until March 3, 1835, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . Since Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Stoddert worked in agriculture. He died on July 19, 1870 at his Wicomico House estate in Charles County, where he was also buried.

Web links

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

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