Joshua Van Sant

Joshua Van Sant (born December 31, 1803 in Millington , Kent County , Maryland , †  April 8, 1884 in Baltimore , Maryland) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1807, Joshua Van Sant moved with his parents to Wilmington , Delaware, in his youth . In 1812 the family settled in Philadelphia , where the boy attended public schools. In 1817 he came to Baltimore and worked there as a hatter. Then he was a journeyman craftsman until 1835. Politically, Van Sant joined the Democratic Party of President Andrew Jackson . In 1836 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the Maryland Constitution. From 1839 to 1841 he was a postman in Baltimore; in 1845 he was elected to the Maryland House of Representatives. From 1846 to 1855, Van Sant served as city treasurer in Baltimore, before he was also curator of the district poor house between 1847 and 1853 and again in 1861. From 1852 to 1854 he was a school councilor.

In the congressional election of 1852 Van Sant was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Edward Hammond on March 4, 1853 . Since he was not confirmed in 1856, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1855 . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war .

In the presidential election of 1860 he was the elector for John C. Breckinridge . In 1867, Van Sant again took part as a delegate to a constitutional convention for Maryland. Between 1867 and 1869 he headed his state's penal institution. Van Sant was subsequently a curator for various organizations. From 1871 to 1875 he served as mayor of Baltimore . Then he was from 1876 to 1884 auditor ( Comptroller ) of this city. He died in Baltimore on April 8, 1884.

Web links

• Joshua Van Sant in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joshua Van Sant in the database of Find a Grave (English)