John Findlay (U.S. politician)

John Findlay ( born March 31, 1766 Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, † November 5, 1838 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1821 and 1827 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Findlay came from an illustrious family of politicians. His brother William (1768-1846) was a U.S. Senator and Governor of Pennsylvania. Another brother, James (1770-1835), was a congressman for the state of Ohio. Findlay received only a limited education. Between 1809 and 1821 he worked at the court administration as Prothonotary. During the British - American War he was captain of the U.S. Armed Forces. He later moved to Chambersburg, where he held various management positions at court. He also worked as a notary ( Register of Deeds ). Politically, he was a member of the Democratic- Republican Party. In the 1820s he joined the movement to the future President Andrew Jackson.

Following the resignation of Mr James Duncan Findlay was at the election due in the fifth electoral district of his state as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on 9 October 1821. After two re- elections he could remain until March 3, 1827 Congress. Since 1823 he represented there the eleventh district of Pennsylvania. The time from 1825 was marked by heated debate between the supporters of Andrew Jackson and those of President John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.

In 1828, John Findlay gave up another candidacy. Since 20 March 1829 to his death on 5 November 1838 he was postmaster in Chambersburg.