Leonard Jarvis

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Leonard Jarvis (born October 19, 1781 in Boston , Massachusetts , † October 18, 1854 in Surry , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1837 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Leonard Jarvis attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at Harvard University until 1800 . He spent the next 16 years in France . In 1816 Jarvis moved to Surry in what was then the District of Maine of the State of Massachusetts. After Maine was founded in 1820, the Surry Parish became part of this new state. He served on the Maine Constituent Assembly in 1819 and 1820. Between 1821 and 1829 he served as sheriff in Hancock County . He was then between 1829 and 1831 head of customs in the Penobscot District .

Jarvis joined the Democratic Party founded by President Andrew Jackson . In 1828 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC as their candidate in the sixth constituency of Maine . There he succeeded Jeremiah O'Brien on March 4, 1829 . After re-election in 1830, he was able to represent his district in Congress until March 3, 1833 . In 1832 and 1834 he was re-elected to Congress to succeed James Bates in the Seventh District of Maine. Between 1829 and 1837 he completed four consecutive legislative terms in the House of Representatives. These coincide with President Jackson's term in office. Its policy has been the subject of heated discussions inside and outside of Congress. It was about the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the nullification crisis with the state of South Carolina and the break-up of the Bundesbank. Between 1835 and 1837 Jarvis was chairman of the committee on maritime affairs.

After serving in the House of Representatives, Jarvis was employed as a Navy agent in the administration of the Boston Harbor from 1838 to 1841 . Then he returned to Surry, where he died in 1854. Leonard Jarvis was married twice.

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personal data
SURNAME Jarvis, Leonard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 1854
Place of death Surry , Maine