Matthew Walton

Matthew Walton (born around 1750, † January 18, 1819 in Springfield , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1803 and 1807 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Matthew Walton was a cousin of George Walton (1741-1804), a governor and US senator from Georgia . Another cousin was John Walton (1738–1783), who attended the 1778 Continental Congress. Walton's exact date and place of birth are unknown. He received only a limited education. In 1785 and 1787 he was a delegate at two conferences that were held in Danville . There they discussed the establishment of the future state of Kentucky. In 1792, Walton was a member of the Constituent Assembly of the new Kentucky state.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1792, 1795, and 1808 . In the 1802 congressional election , Walton was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the newly established third constituency of Kentucky , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1803. After re-election in 1804, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1807 . During his tenure as Congressman in 1803, the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson, the United States was significantly expanded. In 1804 the 12th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Matthew Walton held no other higher political office. He died on January 18, 1819 in Springfield and was buried there.

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SURNAME	Walton, Matthew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1750
DATE OF DEATH	January 18, 1819
Place of death	Springfield , Kentucky