Joseph Healy

Joseph Healy (born August 21, 1776 in Newton , Massachusetts , † October 10, 1861 in Washington , New Hampshire ) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1829 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Healy attended elementary school and then worked in the hotel industry and in agriculture. In addition, he began a political career. In 1824 he was a member of the New Hampshire Senate .

In the congressional elections of the same year, which were held nationwide, he was elected as a candidate for the National Republican Party for the sixth mandate from New Hampshire to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . There he took over from William Plumer Jr. on March 4, 1825 . After re-election in 1826, he was able to complete two consecutive terms in Congress until March 3, 1829 . During this time, the violent clashes fell between the supporters of US President John Quincy Adams and the then opposition Andrew Jackson .

After his tenure in the House of Representatives, Healy was a member of the New Hampshire Government Council between 1829 and 1832. Then he withdrew from politics. In the following decades he returned to the hotel business and agriculture. Healy died on October 10, 1861 in Washington, New Hampshire.

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SURNAME	Healy, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 21, 1776
PLACE OF BIRTH	Newton , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	October 10, 1861
Place of death	Washington , New Hampshire