Henry St. John (congressman)

Henry St. John
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 6th district
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
Preceded by	Calvary Morris
Succeeded by	Rodolphus Dickinson
Personal details
Born	June 16, 1783 Washington County, Vermont
Died	May, 1869 (age 85) Tiffin, Ohio
Political party	Democratic
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Battles/wars	War of 1812

Henry St. John (July 16, 1783 – 1869) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Washington County, Vermont, St. John received a limited schooling. He served during the War of 1812. He moved to Wooster, Ohio, in 1815, to Crawford County, Ohio, in 1828, and in 1837 to Seneca County, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits, milling, and storekeeping near Tiffin, Ohio.

St. John was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1847). He was not a candidate for renomination. He resumed agricultural pursuits. Resided in Tiffin, Ohio, where he died in May 1869.

Source

• Henry St. John at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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