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John Forsyth

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John Forsyth

Birth
Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA
Death
21 Oct 1841 (aged 60)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Plot
Range 37, Site 65
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US Congressman, US Senator, Georgia Governor, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He graduated from the College of New Jersey, in 1799, studied law, admitted to the bar in 1802 and commenced to practice law in Augusta, Georgia. He was Attorney General of Georgia, in 1808 and elected as a Democratic Republican to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses, serving (1813-18). He then was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democratic Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George M. Troup, serving (1818-19). Leaving the Senate, he was appointed Minister to Spain, serving (1819-23). In 1823, he was again elected to the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, serving until his resignation in 1827. He was then elected as a Democrat as the 33rd Governor of Georgia, serving (1827-29). He was again elected to the U.S. Senate as a Jacksonian to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Macpherson Berrien, serving (1829-34). After his term, he was appointed Secretary of State by President Andrew Jackson in 1834, and he served in that capacity until the Whig Party took control of the White House in March 1841. He died seven months later at age 60.
US Congressman, US Senator, Georgia Governor, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He graduated from the College of New Jersey, in 1799, studied law, admitted to the bar in 1802 and commenced to practice law in Augusta, Georgia. He was Attorney General of Georgia, in 1808 and elected as a Democratic Republican to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses, serving (1813-18). He then was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democratic Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of George M. Troup, serving (1818-19). Leaving the Senate, he was appointed Minister to Spain, serving (1819-23). In 1823, he was again elected to the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, serving until his resignation in 1827. He was then elected as a Democrat as the 33rd Governor of Georgia, serving (1827-29). He was again elected to the U.S. Senate as a Jacksonian to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Macpherson Berrien, serving (1829-34). After his term, he was appointed Secretary of State by President Andrew Jackson in 1834, and he served in that capacity until the Whig Party took control of the White House in March 1841. He died seven months later at age 60.

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  • Originally Created by: Garver Graver
  • Added: Aug 2, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6654003/john-forsyth: accessed ), memorial page for John Forsyth (22 Oct 1780–21 Oct 1841), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6654003, citing Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.