John Hungerford (congressman)

John Pratt Hungerford (January 2, 1761 – December 21, 1833) was an 18th- and 19th-century politician and lawyer from Virginia.

Biography

Born in Leeds, Virginia, Hungerford received an elementary education under private teachers as a child. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served in the Revolutionary War and later became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1797 to 1801 and from there to the Virginia State Senate, serving from 1801 to 1809 and was a Democratic-Republican member in the United States House of Representatives in 1811. His election, which he won by only 6 votes was contested by his opponent and upon review the House decided that many ineligible voters had voted which when removed, gave his opponent a majority of 121 votes; so he was removed from office. In the next election he was elected to the House, serving from 1813 to 1817. Hungerford served in the War of 1812 as a brigadier general of militia and later returned to the House of Delegates, serving again from 1823 to 1830. He died at "Twiford" in Westmoreland County, Virginia on December 21, 1833 and was interred in Hungerford Cemetery in Leedstown, Virginia.

References

External links

• United States Congress. "John Hungerford (id: H000967)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John Hungerford at Find a Grave

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