John Forsyth (politician)
- John Forsyth (politician)
Infobox US Cabinet official
name=John Forsyth
imagesize=170px
order=13th
title=United States Secretary of State
term_start=July 1, 1834
term_end=March 3, 1841
predecessor=Louis McLane
successor=Daniel Webster
birth_date=birth date|1780|10|22|mf=y
birth_place=Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.
death_date=death date and age|1841|10|21|1780|10|22
death_place=Washington D.C., U.S.
party=Democrat
spouse=Clara Meigs Forsyth
profession=Politician, Lawyer
religion=
John Forsyth, Sr. (October 22, 1780ndash October 21, 1841) was a 19th century American politician from Georgia.
Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. His father Robert Forsyth was the first U.S. Marshal to be killed in the line of duty in 1794. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1799. He married Clara Meigs in 1801 or 1802. One of his sons, John Forsyth, Jr., later became a newspaper editor. He served in the United States House of Representatives (1813-1818 from 1823 to 1827), the United States Senate (1818-1819 from 1829 to 1834), and as the Governor of Georgia (1827-1829). He was the United States Secretary of State from 1834 until 1841. In this role he led the government's response to the "Amistad" case. He was a loyal follower of Andrew Jackson and opposed John C. Calhoun in the issue of nullification. Forsyth was appointed as Secretary of State in reward for his efforts. Led the pro-removal reply to Theodore Frelinghuysen about the Indian Removal Act of 1830. He supported slavery and was a slaveholder himself. He died in Washington, D.C., and was buried in Congressional Cemetery. Forsyth County, Georgia is named for him.
John Forsyth in popular culture
*In the 1997 Steven Spielberg movie, "Amistad", John Forsyth's character was played by American character actor David Paymer.
References
External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6654003 John Forsyth] at Find A Grave
* [http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMI_BFOR.HTM Biography at Players in the Amistad Affair]
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