Thomas Shannon (politician)

Thomas Shannon (born November 15, 1786 in Washington County , Pennsylvania , †  March 16, 1843 in Barnesville , Ohio ) was an American politician . In 1826 and 1827 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Shannon was the older brother of Wilson Shannon (1802–1877), the governor of Ohio and the Kansas Territory and a congressman. He attended the public schools in his home country. In 1800 he and his parents moved to Belmont County in what is now Ohio, where he worked in agriculture. In 1812 he moved to Barnesville and started trading there. During the British-American War he was a captain in the state militia. In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . From 1819 to 1822 and from 1824 to 1825 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives .

After the resignation of Representative David Jennings , Shannon was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for the by-election for the tenth seat of Ohio , where he took up his new mandate on December 4, 1826. Since he was no longer running for the following session, he was only able to end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1827 . After serving in the US House of Representatives, Thomas Shannon worked in Barnesville as a tobacco dealer. In 1829 and between 1837 and 1841 he was a member of the Ohio Senate . He died on March 16, 1843 in Barnesville, where he was buried.

Web links

• Thomas Shannon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas Shannon in the database of Find a Grave (English)