Philander Stephens

Philander Stephens (* 1788 near Montrose , Susquehanna County , Pennsylvania , †  July 8, 1842, probably in Springville , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1833 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Philander Stephens received only a limited education and then worked in agriculture and trade. In 1815 he became a coroner and in 1818 he sat on the district council of his homeland. Three years later, in 1821, he became sheriff there . In the 1820s, Stephens joined the movement around the future US President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . Between 1824 and 1825 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania .

In the 1828 congressional election , Stephens was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Samuel McKean on March 4, 1829 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1833 . From 1831 he was chairman of the Committee on Control of the Ministry of Finance. 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.

In 1832 Philander Stephens renounced another congress candidacy. In the following years he worked again in agriculture and trade. He died on July 8, 1842, presumably in Springville.

Web links

• Philander Stephens in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Philander Stephens in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Samuel McKean	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (9th constituency) with James Ford and Alem Marr March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833	Henry AP Muhlenberg