Peterson Goodwyn

Peterson Goodwyn

Peterson Goodwyn (born 1745 near Petersburg , Colony of Virginia , †  February 21, 1818 in Dinwiddie County , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1803 and 1818 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Peterson Goodwyn grew up during the British colonial era. At times he enjoyed a private school education. Then he worked as a planter . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1776, he began to work in this profession in Petersburg and the surrounding area. He joined the revolutionary movement and set up his own company, which he himself commanded. In the course of the war of independence he rose to the rank of colonel. He took part in some battles. After the war he embarked on a political career. Between 1789 and 1802 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . He was a member of the of Thomas Jefferson foundedDemocratic Republican Party .

In the 1802 congressional election , Goodwyn was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 18th  constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Philip R. Thompson on March 4, 1803 . After seven re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on February 21, 1818 . Since 1813 he represented the 19th district of his state as the successor to Edwin Gray . During his tenure as a congressman in 1803, the Louisiana Purchase greatly expanded United States territory. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified. Also during Goodwyn's time in Congress, the British-American War of 1812 fell.

Web links

• Peterson Goodwyn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Peterson Goodwyn in the database of Find a Grave (English)