Samuel Fowler (politician, 1779)

Samuel Fowler

Samuel Fowler (born October 30, 1779 in Newburgh , Orange County , New York , †  February 20, 1844 in Franklin , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Samuel Fowler attended Montgomery Academy and then studied medicine at Pennsylvania Medical College . After his admission as a doctor in 1800, he began to work in this profession in Hamburg (New Jersey). He later moved to Franklin. Since the 1820s, Fowler was politically active as a supporter of Andrew Jackson . He became a member of the Democratic Party founded by him in 1828 . In 1827 he was a member of the State Council , the precursor to the New Jersey Senate .

In the congressional election of 1832 Fowler was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Lewis Condict on March 4, 1833 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . At that time, Andrew Jackson's policies were hotly debated inside and outside of Congress. 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 .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Fowler worked in zinc mining. He was also the director and owner of Franklin Furnace Iron Works . He was also involved in many scientific publications. He discovered the mineral fowlerite named after him . Samuel Fowler died in Franklin on February 20, 1844. His grandson, who was also named Samuel Fowler , was also a member of Congress from 1889 to 1889.

Web links

• Samuel Fowler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Samuel Fowler in the database of Find a Grave (English)