John Henry Harmanson | |
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Member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1845 – October 24, 1850 | |
Preceded by | John Bennett Dawson |
Succeeded by | Alexander Gordon Penn |
Member of the Louisiana State Senate | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1803-01-15)January 15, 1803 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | October 24, 1850(1850-10-24) (aged 47) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Resting place | Moreau Plantation Cemetery, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Jefferson College (Mississippi) |
Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
John Henry Harmanson (January 15, 1803 – October 24, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Harmanson pursued classical studies and was graduated from Jefferson College, Washington, Mississippi. He moved to Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, in 1830 and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. He served as member of the State senate in 1844.
Harmanson was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, and Thirty-first Congresses and served from March 4, 1845, until his death in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 24, 1850. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Twenty-ninth Congress). He was interred in Moreau Plantation Cemetery, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
See also
References
- United States Congress. "John H. Harmanson (id: H000214)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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