David Jennings (congressman) explained

David Jennings
State1:Ohio
Term Start1:March 4, 1825
Term End1:May 25, 1826
Preceded1:John Patterson
Succeeded1:Thomas Shannon
Office2:Member of the Ohio Senate
Term2:1819–1824
Party:Adams
Birth Date: 1787
Birth Place:Readington Township, New Jersey
Death Place:Baltimore, Maryland

David Jennings (1787 - 1834) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who was a United States Representative from Ohio for part of one term from 1825 to 1826.

Biography

Born in Readington Township, New Jersey, Jennings attended the public schools. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1812.

He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1813, and commenced practice in St. Clairsville. Jennings held several local offices, and served as prosecuting attorney of Belmont County from 1815 to 1825.

Political career

He served as member of the State senate from 1819 to 1824.

Jennings was elected as a pro-Adams Republican to the Nineteenth Congress and served from March 4, 1825, until his resignation on May 25, 1826.

Death

He died in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1834.