Samuel Bunch

Samuel Bunch (born December 4, 1786 in Grainger County , Tennessee , †  September 5, 1849 in Rutledge , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Bunch attended public schools in his home country and then worked in agriculture. During the British-American War of 1812 he was used as captain of a company under the command of General Andrew Jackson in the fight against the Creek allied with the British . He then served as Sheriff's chief of police in Grainger County.

Politically, Bunch joined his former commander Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him in 1828 . In the congressional election of 1832 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Thomas Dickens Arnold on March 4, 1833 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . When he was re-elected, however, he no longer ran as a supporter of Jackson because he had meanwhile joined the opposition. During his time in Congress, there was heated debate over the policies of President Jackson. 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.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Samuel Bunch returned to farming. He died on September 5, 1849 on his farm near Rutledge.

Web links

• Samuel Bunch in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel Bunch in the database of Find a Grave (English)