Nicholas D. Coleman

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Nicholas Daniel Coleman (born April 22, 1800 in Cynthiana , Kentucky , †  May 11, 1874 in Vicksburg , Mississippi ) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1831 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nicholas Coleman attended public schools in his home country and then Transylvania College in Lexington . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . Between 1824 and 1825 he was an MP in the Kentucky House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1828 Coleman was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded John Chambers on March 4, 1829 . By March 3, 1831, he completed a term in Congress . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. 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.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Coleman moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he practiced as a lawyer. Between 1841 and 1844 he was also a postman in his new hometown. Politically, he no longer held any important office. He died in Vicksburg on May 11, 1874.

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SURNAME Coleman, Nicholas D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coleman, Nicholas Daniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 22, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Cynthiana , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1874
Place of death Vicksburg , Mississippi