Adam Huntsman
| Adam Huntsman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 12th district | |
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In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Davy Crockett |
| Succeeded by | John W. Crockett |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
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In office 1815–1821 1827–1831 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 11, 1786 Charlotte County, Virginia |
| Died |
August 23, 1849 (aged 63) Jackson, Tennessee |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Profession | politician |
Adam Huntsman (February 11, 1786 – August 23, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives from 1835 to 1837.
Biography
Huntsman was born in Charlotte County, Virginia on February 11, 1786.[1] He came to Knox County, Tennessee in 1809, where he settled for about three years. It was here that he studied law under John Williams, one of Knoxville's most prominent attorneys in the early nineteenth century and later a United States Senator.
Career
Huntsman carried the legal skills he learned from Williams with him westward to Overton County, Tennessee and later Madison County, Tennessee, where he became a highly regarded criminal lawyer.
Huntsman served in the Tennessee state senate from 1815 to 1821 and from 1827 to 1831. A proponent of revision to the state constitution, he was elected a delegate for Madison County, Tennessee at the constitutional convention held in Nashville, Tennessee in 1834. He defeated David Crockett for the Twelfth Congressional seat in 1835, a loss that led to Crockett's journey to Texas and his death at the Alamo.
Huntsman served one term as a Jacksonian Democrat to the Twenty-fourth Congress. A leader of the Democratic Party in West Tennessee in the 1830s and 1840s, he corresponded with notable politicians of his day such as Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, James Buchanan, and John C. Calhoun. His term lasted from March 4, 1835 to March 4, 1837.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for re-election to the Twenty-fifth Congress, losing to John Wesley Crockett, his predecessor's son.
Death
Huntsman died in Jackson, Tennessee on August 23, 1849 (age 63 years, 193 days) and is interred at Old Salem Cemetery near Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee.[3]
References
- ↑ "Adam Huntsman". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Adam Huntsman". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ↑ "Adam Huntsman". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
External links
- United States Congress. "Adam Huntsman (id: H001000)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Peg Leg Politician: Adam Huntsman of Tennessee (biography)
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Davy Crockett |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 12th congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837 |
Succeeded by John Wesley Crockett |
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.