John Hartwell Marable

John Hartwell Marable
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1825  March 3, 1829
Preceded by James B. Reynolds
Succeeded by Cave Johnson
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office
1817-1818
Personal details
Born (1786-11-18)November 18, 1786
Lawrenceville, Virginia
Died April 11, 1844(1844-04-11) (aged 57)
Montgomery County, Tennessee
Political party Jacksonian Republican
Spouse(s) Ann Jones "Nancy" Watson Marable
Children

Sally Ann Marable Ann Jones Marable

Mary Marable

John Hartwell Marable II

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 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]

References

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

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
James B. Reynolds
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 8th congressional district

1825–1829
Succeeded by
Cave Johnson
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