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John Test | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from 's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Oliver H. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Johnathan McCarty |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Oliver H. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1781 (1781) Salem,Salem County,New Jersey,U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 1849(1849-10-09) (aged 67–68) Wayne County,Indiana,U.S. |
| Resting place | Capitol Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Party National Republican Party |
John Test (1781 – October 9, 1849)[1] was aU.S. Representative fromIndiana.
John Test was born and raised nearSalem, New Jersey.[2] He moved toFayette County, Pennsylvania, and operated Fayette Chance Furnace for several years.He moved toCincinnati, and then toBrookville, Indiana, and operated a grist mill.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar and began practice inBrookville, Indiana.He held several local offices.He served as judge of the third district circuit 1816–1819.
Test was elected as a Jackson Republican to theEighteenth Congress and reelected as an Adams candidate to theNineteenth Congress (March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1827).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1826 to theTwentieth Congress.
Test was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to theTwenty-first Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831).Presiding judge of the Indiana circuit court.He moved toMobile, Alabama, and resumed the practice of law.He died nearCambridge City, Indiana, October 9, 1849.He was interred inCambridge City, Indiana.
Test was the maternal grandfather of author andAmerican Civil WarUnion ArmyMajor GeneralLew Wallace, the son of Indiana lawyer and politicianDavid Wallace and Test's daughter Esther. His daughter Mary was the wife ofJames Rariden, a fellow U.S. Representative from Indiana.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by District created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 3rd congressional district 1823-1827 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 3rd congressional district 1829-1831 | Succeeded by |
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