Joseph Chinn

Joseph William Chinn (born November 16, 1798 in Nuttsville , Lancaster County , Virginia , †  December 5, 1840 in Richmond , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1835 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Chinn attended Union College in Schenectady ( New York ) until 1819 . After a subsequent law degree in Needham and his 1821 admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Lancaster County in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a supporter of Andrew Jackson . He later became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him . Chinn served in the Virginia House of Representatives from 1826 to 1828 ; from 1829 to 1831 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1830 Chinn was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 13th  constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded John Taliaferro on March 4, 1831 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1835 . Since 1833 he represented there as the successor to William F. Gordon the tenth district of his state. Also since 1833 he was chairman of the District of Columbia Administration Committee . Since President 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 tenure in the US House of Representatives, Joseph Chinn practiced as a lawyer in Richmond, Virginia. He died on December 5, 1840 on his estate in Vilnius near Richmond, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Joseph Chinn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph Chinn in the database of Find a Grave (English)