Peter Force

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Peter Force

Peter Force (born November 26, 1790 in Passaic County , New Jersey , †  January 23, 1868 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1836 and 1840 he was Mayor of Washington City.

Career

In his youth, Peter Force moved with his parents to New York City , where he completed an apprenticeship in printing. During the British-American War of 1812 he was a lieutenant in the American armed forces. From 1815 he lived in the federal capital Washington, where he worked in the newspaper business. Between 1823 and 1841 he was editor of the National Journal . At the same time he embarked on a political career. He was a member of several local bodies and the city council. In the presidential election of 1824 he supported John Quincy Adams . In the 1830s he became a member of the Whig Party, which was then founded .

In 1834 Force was elected Mayor of Washington. He held this office after a re-election between June 13, 1836 and June 8, 1840. It is worth noting that until 1871 the mayor of Washington did not administer the entire District of Columbia . The then independent city of Georgetown provided its own mayor until 1871. Force was best known for his historical work. He put together an impressive collection of historical documents, some of which he also published. His American Archives contained the most important political writings from the time of the American Revolution. In 1867 the Congress Forces bought the collection and incorporated it into the Library of Congress . Peter Force died in Washington on January 23, 1868.

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predecessor Office successor
William A. Bradley Mayor of Washington
1836–1840
William Winston Seaton