John Truman Stoddert

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
John Truman Stoddert
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by John S. Spence
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1815–1816, 1820
Personal details
Born (1790-10-01)October 1, 1790
Nanjemoy, Maryland, U.S.
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Charles County, Maryland, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Gwynn (m. 1815)
Children 2
Alma mater Princeton College
Military career
Allegiance  USA
Rank Major
Battles/wars War of 1812

John Truman Stoddert (October 1, 1790 – July 19, 1870) was an American politician from Maryland.

Early life

John Truman Stoddert was born at Smith Point in Nanjemoy, Maryland on October 1, 1790.[1][2][3] He was the son of William Truman Stoddert and Sally Massey.[3][citation needed] He graduated from Princeton College in 1810.[1] He studied law at Litchfield Law School and Annapolis with Judge Alexander C. Magruder. He was admitted to the Bar, and entered into practice in Charles County, Maryland.[1][2][3]

Career

Stoddert served as a major in the War of 1812 and as aide-de-camp under Philip Stuart.[2]

From 1815 to 1816 and in 1820, he served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He also served as a senate elector from Charles County in 1826.[3] From March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1835, he represented the eighth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives, as a Jacksononian Democrat.[1][2] He was a member of the Maryland Constitutional Convention of 1867.[2][3]

After his departure from Congress, he engaged in agricultural practices until his death.[1] He was a slave owner.[3]

Personal life

Stoddert married Elizabeth Gwynn on May 23, 1815, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Together, they had two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth.[3]

He was the great nephew of William Smallwood.[3]

Later life and death

Stoddert moved to Baltimore. He died on July 19, 1870 at his family estate, Wicomico House, at West Hatton Estate in Charles County, while visiting.[1][2] He was buried at Wicomico House.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.open access publication - free to read
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 8th congressional district
1833–1835		 Succeeded by
Seat abolished


<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Stub icon

This article about a Maryland politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=John_Truman_Stoddert&oldid=726274065"