John B. Forester | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |
Preceded by | William Hall |
Succeeded by | Hopkins L. Turney |
Personal details | |
Born | McMinnville, Tennessee |
Died | August 1, 1845 |
Political party | Jacksonian Anti-Jacksonian |
Profession | lawyer politician |
John B. Forester (1785 - August 1, 1845) was an American politician that represented Tennessee's fifth district in the United States House of Representatives.
Forester was born in McMinnville, Tennessee. Although he received a limited schooling, he studied law. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law, [1] as one of the early lawyers of Warren County, Tennessee. [2]
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. [3]
Forester died on August 1, 1845. The place he was interred is unknown. [4]