Thomas Davenport (congressman)

Summary

Thomas Davenport (died November 17, 1838) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Thomas Davenport
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byGeorge Tucker
Succeeded byWalter Coles
Chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byThomas H. Hall
Succeeded bySherman Page
Personal details
Bornbirth date unknown
Halifax County, Virginia
DiedNovember 17, 1838 (1838-11-18)
Meadville, Halifax County, Virginia
Political partyAnti-Jacksonian (after 1825)
Other political
affiliations
Jacksonian (before 1825)
Military service
Branch/serviceVirginia state militia
RankCaptain
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Biography edit

Born in Halifax County, Virginia, where his parents were living by 1783, Davenport completed preparatory studies and received a license to operate as a merchant in Meadville, Virginia. He was a captain in the county militia during the War of 1812.

Davenport was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth through the Twenty-second Congresses and elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835). He chaired the Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He died near Meadville, on November 17, 1838.

Elections edit

  • 1825; Davenport was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed.
  • 1827; Davenport was re-elected unopposed.
  • 1829; Davenport was re-elected unopposed.
  • 1831; Davenport was re-elected unopposed.
  • 1833; Davenport was re-elected with 51.04% of the vote, defeating Independents Benjamin W.S. Cabell and Oden G. Clay.
  • 1835; Davenport lost his bid for re-election.

Sources edit

  • United States Congress. "Thomas Davenport (id: D000079)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Obituary with death date in Lynchburg Virginian, November 19, 1838.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 6th congressional district

1825–1835
Succeeded by