John Brodhead

Jacksonian Representative of New Hampshire

Congresses Served

House Terms

October 5, 1770 (67 years old)

Birthday

April 7, 1838

Death

Was a Methodist minister before entering politics
Ordained as a Methodist minister in 1794 and remained active in ministerial service for 44 years
Moved to New England in 1796 and became supervisor of Methodist societies in the Connecticut Valley
Settled in Canaan, New Hampshire, in 1801, and later moved to Newfields Village, Newmarket, New Hampshire, in 1809
Served as a member of the New Hampshire Senate from 1817 to 1827
Officiated as chaplain of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1825
Served as a United States Representative for New Hampshire from March 4, 1829, to March 3, 1833, elected as a Jacksonian
Declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1832 and resumed his ministerial duties
Died in Newfields, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, on April 7, 1838
Married Mary Dodge in 1801 and had 12 children: six sons and six daughters
Is interred at Locust Grove Cemetery, Newfields, New Hampshire