About John B. Forester
Lived 1785 – 1845 (aged 59–60). John B. Forester was an American politician and lawyer.
John B. Forester (1785 - August 1, 1845) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives.
Biography Forester was born in McMinnville, Tennessee. Although he received limited schooling, he studied law. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law, as one of the early lawyers of Warren County, Tennessee.
Career Forester was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress and re-elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He served from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1837.
Death Forester died on August 1, 1845. The place he was interred is unknown.
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Who was John B. Forester?
American politician
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John B. Forester was born in 1785 in McMinnville.
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John B. Forester died on 31 August 1845.
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John B. Forester was a politician and lawyer.
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