John Hartwell Marable Explained

John Hartwell Marable
State1:Tennessee
District1:8th
Term Start1:March 4, 1825
Term End1:March 3, 1829
Predecessor1:James B. Reynolds
Successor1:Cave Johnson
Office2:Member of the Tennessee Senate
Term2:1817–1818
Party:Jacksonian Republican
Birth Date:November 18, 1786
Birth Place:Brunswick County, Virginia
Death Place:Montgomery County, Tennessee
Spouse:Ann Jones "Nancy" Watson Marable
Children:Sally Ann MarableAnn Jones Marable

Mary Marable

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Mary Marable

Alma Mater:University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

John Hartwell Marable (November 18, 1786 – April 11, 1844) was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Biography

Marable was born near Lawrenceville, Virginia, on November 18, 1786. He pursued an academic course and studied in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to compiled records, he attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1805 and 1806. He married Ann Jones "Nancy" Watson on July 17, 1808 in Davidson County, Tennessee.[1]

Career

Marable practiced medicine and moved to Yellow Creek, Tennessee, where he continued to engage in the practice, and served as Postmaster, Yellow Creek, Montgomery County, Tennessee. He owned slaves. He was a member of the Tennessee Senate in 1817 and 1818.[2] He elected alderman for the city of Clarksville, Tennessee in 1819, and was a Charter Member of the Medical Association in Tennessee.

Marable was elected as a Jacksonian Republican to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-first Congress, and resumed his practice.

Death

Marable died in Montgomery County, Tennessee on April 11, 1844 (age 57 years, 145 days). He is interred at Marable Cemetery near Clarksville, Tennessee.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Hartwell Marable. Ancestry.com. 21 February 2013.
  2. Web site: John Hartwell Marable. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. Web site: John Hartwell Marable. Govtrack US Congress. 21 February 2013.
  4. Web site: John Hartwell Marable. The Political Graveeyard. 21 February 2013.