Richard Cheatham

Richard Cheatham (born February 20, 1799 in Springfield , Tennessee , †  February 9, 1845 in Robertson County , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1839 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After elementary school, Richard Cheatham started trading. Later he was also involved in agriculture and especially in the field of cattle breeding. He also ran a cotton mill. At the same time he began a political career. In 1833 he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. In 1834 Cheatham was a member of an assembly to revise the constitution of his home state. He was promoted to general in the Tennessee Militia.

Cheatham became a member of the Whig Party, founded in 1835 . Between 1830 and 1834 he ran three unsuccessfully for Congress . In the elections of 1836 he was then elected to the eleventh constituency of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Cave Johnson on March 4, 1837 . Since he was not confirmed in 1838, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1839 . In 1840 he again applied unsuccessfully to return to the US House of Representatives.

In the years following his retirement from Congress, Richard Cheatham resumed his previous duties. He died on September 9, 1845 while visiting the village of White's Creek Springs in Robertson County.

Web links

• Richard Cheatham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Richard Cheatham in the database of Find a Grave (English)