James Turner (Maryland)

James Turner ( born November 7, 1783 in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, † March 28, 1861 in Parkton, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Turner attended the Classic Academy of Madonna. Since 1811 he has been resident in Parkton, where he operated a dairy farm. During the British - American War he was a captain in the state militia. In 1817 he was a tax both on the Federation and the State of Maryland; In 1824 he was justice of the peace in his home. At the same time he proposed as a follower of Andrew Jackson launched a political career. Later he became a member of the Democratic Party, founded by this. Between 1824 and 1833 he sat in the House of Representatives from Maryland.

In the congressional elections of 1832 Turner was the third electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of George Corbin Washington on March 4, 1833. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1837 two legislative sessions. Since the inauguration of President Jackson in 1829, was discussed inside and outside of Congress vehemently about its policy. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, the conflict with the State of South Carolina, which culminated in the Nullifikationskrise, and banking policy of the President. In 1836, Turner was not re-elected.

In the years 1837 and 1838, Turner was still einemal to the House of Representatives of Maryland; 1855-1859 he was a member of the State Senate. Otherwise, he worked again in agriculture. He died on 28 March 1861 in Parkton.