John Wethered

John Wethered (* May 8, 1809 at Wetheredville, Baltimore County, Maryland, † February 15, 1888 in Catonsville, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Wethered attended the public schools of his home, and then held several local offices. He was also involved in the production of woolen goods. Politically, he joined the Whig party to. In the congressional elections of 1842 he was in the third electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Charles S. Sewall on March 4, 1843. Until March 3, 1845, he was able to complete a term in Congress. This period was characterized by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already been discussed about a possible annexation of the independent Republic of Texas since 1836 by Mexico.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives to Wethered operated again as a manufacturer of woolen goods. In 1867 he was a delegate at a meeting on the revision of the Constitution of Maryland. A year later, he withdrew into retirement, which he spent on his estate Ashland near Catonsville. There he died on 15 February 1888.