Mark Alexander (politician)

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Mark Alexander (born February 7, 1792 in Boydton , Mecklenburg County , Virginia , †  October 7, 1883 in Scotland Neck , North Carolina ) was an American politician . Between 1819 and 1833 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Mark Alexander attended the public schools in his homeland. He then studied until 1811 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Boydton in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . Between 1815 and 1819 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives .

In the 1818 congressional elections , Alexander was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 18th constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Thomas M. Nelson on March 4, 1819 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1833 . Since 1823 he represented there as the successor to William McCoy the fourth district of his state. From 1825 to 1829 he was chairman of the District of Columbia Administration Committee . In the 1820s, Alexander joined the movement around the future US President Andrew Jackson . Since he took office in 1829, his politics have been hotly debated inside and outside 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 1829 and 1830, Alexander was also a delegate to a meeting to revise the Virginia Constitution. In 1832 he renounced another congressional candidacy.

In 1845 and 1846, Mark Alexander was again a member of the Virginia State Parliament. Then he retired from politics and devoted himself to his large estate. He died in Scotland Neck on October 7, 1883.

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SURNAME Alexander, Mark
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH near Boydton , Mecklenburg County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 1883
Place of death Scotland Neck , North Carolina