Leonard Jarvis

Leonard Jarvis (* October 19, 1781 in Boston, Massachusetts, † October 18, 1854 in Surry, Maine ) was an American politician. From 1829 to 1837 he represented the state of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Leonard Jarvis attended the common schools and then studied up to 1800 at Harvard University. He spent the next 16 years in France. In 1816, Jarvis moved to Surry in the then District of Maine the state of Massachusetts. After the founding of Maine in 1820, the municipality of Surry was part of the new state. In 1819 and 1820 he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Maine. Between 1821 and 1829 he served as sheriff in Hancock County. After that, he was 1829-1831 Head of the customs authority in Penobscot District.

Jarvis joined, founded by President Andrew Jackson Democratic Party. In 1828, he was as their candidate in the sixth electoral district of Maine in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he entered on March 4, 1829, the successor of Jeremiah O'Brien. After a re-election in 1830 he was able to represent his district until March 3, 1833 Congress. In 1832 and 1834 he was elected as the successor of James Bates in the seventh district of Maine again in Congress. Overall, he completed 1829-1837 four related legislative sessions in the House of Representatives. This fall coincided with the tenure of President Jackson. Its policy has been the subject of intense debate both inside and outside of Congress. It was about the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act, which Nullifikationskrise with the State of South Carolina and the destruction of the Bundesbank. Between 1835 and 1837 Jarvis was chairman of the Committee on Maritime Affairs.

After his time in the House of Representatives Jarvis agent was 1838-1841 as a Navy employed by the Verwalting Boston Harbor. Then he returned to Surry, where he died in 1854. Leonard Jarvis was married twice.