| John Truman Stoddert | |||||
| State: | Maryland | ||||
| Term Start: | March 4, 1833 | ||||
| Term End: | March 3, 1835 | ||||
| Successor: | Seat abolished | ||||
| Term2: | 1815–1816, 1820 | ||||
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1790 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Nanjemoy, Maryland, U.S. | ||||
| Death Place: | Charles County, Maryland, U.S. | ||||
| Children: | 2 | ||||
| Relatives: | William Smallwood (great uncle) | ||||
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John Truman Stoddert (October 1, 1790 – July 19, 1870) was an American politician from Maryland.
John Truman Stoddert was born at Smith Point in Nanjemoy, Maryland, on October 1, 1790.[1] [2] [3] He was the son of William Truman Stoddert and Sally Massey.[3] He graduated from Princeton College in 1810.[1] He studied law at Litchfield Law School and Annapolis with Judge Alexander C. Magruder. He was admitted to the Bar, and entered into practice in Charles County, Maryland.[1] [2] [3]
Stoddert served as a major in the War of 1812 and as aide-de-camp under Philip Stuart.[2]
From 1815 to 1816 and in 1820, he served in the Maryland House of Delegates. He also served as a senate elector from Charles County in 1826.[3] From March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1835, he represented the eighth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives, as a Jacksononian Democrat.[1] [2] He was a member of the Maryland Constitutional Convention of 1867.[2] [3]
After his departure from Congress, he engaged in agricultural practices until his death.[1] He was a slave owner.[3]
Stoddert married Elizabeth Gwynn on May 23, 1815, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Together, they had two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth.[3]
He was the great nephew of William Smallwood.[3]
Stoddert moved to Baltimore. He died on July 19, 1870, at his family estate, Wicomico House, at West Hatton Estate in Charles County, while visiting.[1] [2] He was buried at Wicomico House.[1]