William Stanbery

William Stanbery (born August 10, 1788 in Essex County , New Jersey , † January 23, 1873 in Newark , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1833 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Stanbery enjoyed an academic education. After a subsequent law degree in New York City and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Newark from 1809 in this profession. In the 1820s, he first joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson . He was a member of the Ohio Senate in 1824 and 1825 .

After the death of MP William Wilson , Stanbery was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the eighth seat of Ohio , where he took up his new mandate on October 9, 1827. After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1833 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. 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.

In 1829, Stanbery broke up with Andrew Jackson and joined the opposition National Republican Party . He was known as a controversial MP. In 1832 there was a violent conflict with Sam Houston , who was visiting Washington at the time. It concerned government contracts to supply the Indians displaced by the Indian Removal Act. The two men fought and Stanbery even shot Houston in self-defense when Houston attacked him with a stick. Houston was unharmed. Houston was later tried for the stick attack, but he got away with a warning. On July 11, 1832, Stanbery was given a warning for improper conduct towards the then Speaker of the House of Representatives , Andrew Stevenson . He was not re-elected in this year's elections.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, William Stanbery practiced as a lawyer again. Politically, he no longer appeared. He died on January 23, 1873 in Newark, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME	Stanbery, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 10, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH	Essex County , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	January 23, 1873
Place of death	Newark , Ohio