John Truman Stoddert

John Truman Stoddert, Sr. (October 1, 1790 – July 19, 1870) was an American politician from Maryland. He was born at Smith Point in Nanjemoy, Maryland, the son of William Truman Stoddert, Sr. and Sally Massey. He graduated from Princeton College in 1810. He studied law, was admitted to the Bar, and entered into practice in Charles County, Maryland. He also served as a major in the War of 1812. He married Elizabeth Gwynn on May 23, 1815, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

In 1820 he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates. From 1833 to 1835, he represented the eighth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives, as a Jacksononian Democrat.

After his departure from Congress, he engaged in agricultural practices until his death in 1870 at his family estate, Wicomico House, at West Hatton Estate in Charles County, where he is buried.

References[]

• United States Congress. "John Truman Stoddert (id: S000944)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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