Jonathan Sloane

Jonathan Sloane (born November 1785 in Pelham , Hampshire County , Massachusetts , †  April 25, 1854 in Ravenna , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jonathan Sloane attended preparatory schools. In 1812 he graduated from Williams College in Williamstown . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1816, he began to work in this profession in Ravenna. He also worked as a private land seller. In 1819 he became a Portage County attorney . At the same time he embarked on a political career. Between 1820 and 1822 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives ; in 1826 and 1827 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1832 Sloane was elected as a candidate for the Anti-Masonic Party in the then newly established 15th  constituency of Ohio in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1833. After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . Since President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the politics of Congress have been heatedly debated inside and outside of Congress. 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.

In 1836, Jonathan Sloane declined to run again. As a result, he retired for health reasons. He died in Ravenna on April 25, 1854.

Web links

• Jonathan Sloane in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Jonathan Sloane in the database of Find a Grave (English)