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Preceded by
  
Role
  
American Politician

Succeeded by
  
Died
  
August 1, 1845

Profession
  
lawyerpolitician

Party
  
National Republican Party

Name
  
John Forester


Political party
  
JacksonianAnti-Jacksonian

John B. Forester (died August 1, 1845) was an American politician that represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives.

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Biography

Forester was born in McMinnville, Tennessee. Although he received a limited schooling, he studied law. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law, as one of the early lawyers of Warren County, Tennessee.

Career

Forester was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress and re-elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He served from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1837.

Death

Forester died on August 1, 1845. The place he was interred is unknown.

References

John B. Forester Wikipedia


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