Robert Desha

Robert Desha (born January 14, 1791 in Gallatin , Sumner County , Southwest Territory , †  February 6, 1849 in Mobile , Alabama ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1831 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Desha was the younger brother of Joseph Desha (1768-1842), who was among other things governor of Kentucky . He attended the public schools in his home country and then worked in trade in Gallatin. During the British-American War of 1812 he was a captain and later a brevet major in the US Army . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the congressional election of 1826 Desha was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Robert Allen on March 4, 1827 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1831 . These have been determined by the heated discussions about his policy since Andrew Jackson took office as US President on March 4, 1829. The main focus was on the implementation of the controversial Indian Removal Act , the nullification crisis with the state of South Carolina and the president's banking policy.

In 1830 Robert Desha renounced another candidacy. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he moved to Mobile, Alabama, where he worked in commerce. He died there on February 6, 1849.

Web links

• Robert Desha in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Robert Desha in the database of Find a Grave (English)