Moses Macdonald

Moses Macdonald (born April 8, 1815 in Limerick , York County , Massachusetts , † October 18, 1869 in Saco , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1855 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now Maine, Moses Macdonald enjoyed a good elementary school education. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1837, he began to practice in Biddeford in his new profession. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1841, 1842, and 1845 ; In 1845 he was the successor to David Dunn President of this Chamber. In 1847 he was elected to the State Senate. From 1847 to 1850 he was the State Treasurer of Maine.

In 1850, Macdonald was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Maine . There he took over from Elbridge Gerry on March 4, 1851 . After re-election in 1852, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1855 . Between 1851 and 1853 he was chairman of the committee that dealt with claims to the federal government from the revolutionary era. His time in Congress was determined by the discussions leading up to the civil war , with the issue of slavery being the main focus at the time.

In 1857, President James Buchanan appointed Moses Macdonald to head the port of Portland Customs Service . He held this office until 1861, after which he retired from politics. Moses Macdonald died in Saco on October 18, 1869.

Web links

• Moses Macdonald in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Moses Macdonald in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Moses Macdonald at The Political Graveyard