Joseph Stewart Cottman

Joseph Stewart Cottman ( born August 16, 1803 Allen, Wicomico County, Maryland, † January 28, 1863 ) was an American politician. Between 1851 and 1853 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Joseph Cottman attended the common schools and then studied until 1821 at the Princeton College. This was followed in the years 1822 and 1823, a study at Yale College at. After a subsequent law degree in 1826 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Princess Anne to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In the years 1831, 1832 and 1839, he sat in the House of Representatives from Maryland. In 1837 he was a member of the State Senate. He was a member of the Whig party.

In the congressional elections of 1850 Cottman as an independent candidate in the sixth electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC was chosen, where he became the successor of John Bozman Kerr on March 4, 1851. Since he has not been confirmed in 1852, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1853. This was determined by the discussions about slavery.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph Cottman again practiced as a lawyer. He was also engaged in farming and in the literary field. He died on January 28, 1863 on his farm near Mortherton Allen.