Philip Stuart

Philip Stuart (born 1760 near Fredericksburg , Colony of Virginia , †  August 14, 1830 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1819 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Philip Stuart attended the public schools in his home country and then moved to Maryland. During the War of Independence he served in various units in the Continental Army . He was wounded in 1781. Even after the war he stayed in the military. In June 1798 he was promoted to first lieutenant and in November 1800 he retired from active military service. Politically, he joined the Federalist Party .

In the congressional election of 1810 , Stuart was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the first constituency of Maryland, where he succeeded John Campbell on March 4, 1811 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1819 . These were shaped by the events of the British-American War of 1812 , in which Stuart temporarily took part again as a soldier in the US Army .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Philip Stuart withdrew from politics. He died on August 14, 1830 in the federal capital Washington and was buried in the local convention cemetery.

Web links

• Philip Stuart in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Philip Stuart in the database of Find a Grave (English)