Henry St. John (congressman)

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|term_end=March 3, 1847

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|birth_place=Washington County, Vermont

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Henry St. John (July 16, 1783{{spnd}}May 17, 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Biography

Born in Washington County, Vermont, St. John received limited schooling.

He served during the War of 1812 before moving to Wooster, Ohio, in 1815. Later, he moved to Crawford County, Ohio. In 1837, he settled in Seneca County, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits, milling, and storekeeping near Tiffin, Ohio.

St. John was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847).

He was not a candidate for renomination.

After leaving Congress, he resumed agricultural pursuits.

Resided in Tiffin, Ohio, where he died in May 1869.

Sources

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Category:1783 births

Category:1869 deaths

Category:People from Washington County, Vermont

Category:People from Tiffin, Ohio

Category:United States Army personnel of the War of 1812

Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio

Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives

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