Franklin E. Plummer

Franklin E. Plummer ( * 1795 in Massachusetts; † September 24, 1847 in Jackson, Mississippi ) was an American politician. Between 1831 and 1835, he represented the first electoral district of the state of Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

The date of birth as well as the exact birthplace of Franklin Plummer are unknown. He was born in the State of Massachusetts and attended the local schools. He later moved to Mississippi, where he taught in Copiah County as a teacher. After studying law and qualifying as a lawyer, he started in Westville to work in his new profession. Plummer has held various local offices in Mississippi and was a member of the House of Representatives of the State. He was also the founder of the town of Pittsburg, which is a part of Grenada today. As a supporter of Andrew Jackson, he was a member of the Democratic Party, founded by this.

1830 Plummer was in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Thomas Hinds on March 4, 1831. After a re-election in 1832 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1835 two legislative sessions. In this time the confrontation of the State of South Carolina coincided with the federal government under President Jackson, the so-called Nullifikationskrise. Another controversial issue at that time was the intention of President Jackson smashing the Bundesbank. Both topics have been discussed hotly in Congress.

After his time in Congress Plummer ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. After he retired from politics. Franklin Plummer died in September 1852 in Jackson, the capital of Mississippi.

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