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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MarylandJohn NELSON
(1791-1860)
NELSON, John, (son of
Roger Nelson), a Representative from Maryland; born in Frederick,
Frederick County, Md., June 1, 1791; graduated from the College of
William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1811; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1813 and commenced practice in Frederick,
Md.; held several local offices; elected as a Republican to the
Seventeenth Congress (March 4, 1821-March 3, 1823); was not a
candidate for reelection in 1822 to the Eighteenth Congress;
appointed by President Jackson United States Chargé
d’Affaires to the Two Sicilies on October 24, 1831-October
15, 1832; Attorney General of the United States and Secretary of
State ad interim in the Cabinet of President Tyler, 1843-1845; died
in Baltimore, Md., January 18, 1860; interment in Greenmount
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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