John Bennett Dawson
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John Bennett Dawson was a United States House of Representatives
member from the state of Louisiana
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Born near Nashville, Tennessee
on March 17, 1798, he went to Center College in Danville, Kentucky
. He moved to Louisiana
and became a planter and was also interested in the newspaper business. He ran for Governor of the state, unsuccessfully, in 1834. He was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives
. He was elected as a Democrat
representing the Second District to the 27th and representing the 3rd District in the 28th Congress, and served from March 4, 1841, until his death on June 26, 1845. He defeated James M. Elam
(Whig
) in the election of 1843. He served as Major General in the State militia
, Judge of the Parish Court in West Feliciana Parish, and was Postmaster
at New Orleans from April 10, 1843 until December 19, 1843. His remains were interred in Grace Episcopal Churchyard in St. Francisville, Louisiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
member from the state of Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
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Born near Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
on March 17, 1798, he went to Center College in Danville, Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
. He moved to Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
and became a planter and was also interested in the newspaper business. He ran for Governor of the state, unsuccessfully, in 1834. He was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives
Louisiana House of Representatives
The Louisiana House of Representatives is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Louisiana. The House is composed of 105 Representatives, each of whom represents approximately 42,500 people . Members serve four-year terms with a term limit of...
. He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
representing the Second District to the 27th and representing the 3rd District in the 28th Congress, and served from March 4, 1841, until his death on June 26, 1845. He defeated James M. Elam
James M. Elam
James Mason Elam was born in Nottoway County, Virginia January 30, 1796 and died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana November 7, 1856. He was a veteran of the War of 1812 and later served as Ensign aboard the U.S.S...
(Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
) in the election of 1843. He served as Major General in the State militia
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
, Judge of the Parish Court in West Feliciana Parish, and was Postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
at New Orleans from April 10, 1843 until December 19, 1843. His remains were interred in Grace Episcopal Churchyard in St. Francisville, Louisiana
St. Francisville, Louisiana
St. Francisville is a town in and the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,712 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:St...
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