John Brodhead (New Hampshire politician)

John Brodhead (October 5, 1770 – April 7, 1838) was a Methodist minister, an American politician and a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire.

John Brodhead
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-Large district
In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Ichabod Bartlett
Succeeded by	Benning M. Bean
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
In office 1817–1827
Personal details
Born	(1770-10-05)October 5, 1770 Lower Smithfield, Province of Pennsylvania, British America
Died	April 7, 1838(1838-04-07) (aged 67) Newfields, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place	Locust Cemetery Newfields, New Hampshire
Citizenship	U.S.
Political party	Jacksonian
Spouse(s)	Mary Dodge Brodhead
Children	Daniel Dodge Brodhead John Montgomery Brodhead Elizabeth Harrison Brodhead Norris Anne Mudge Brodhead Ewens Joseph Crawford Brodhead Mehitabel Smith Brodhead Weeks George Hamilton Brodhead Mary Rebecca Brodhead Pike Olive Brodhead Thornton Fleming Brodhead Josiah Adams Brodhead Almena Cutter Brodhead.
Profession	Minister Politician

Early life

Born in Lower Smithfield in the Province of Pennsylvania, Brodhead attended the common schools and Stroudsburg (Pennsylvania) Academy. He studied theology and was ordained a Methodist minister in 1794 remaining active in ministerial service for forty-four years.

Career

Brodhead moved in 1796 to New England, where he became supervisor of Methodist societies in the Connecticut Valley. He settled in Canaan, New Hampshire, in 1801, then moved to Newfields Village, Newmarket, New Hampshire, in 1809. From 1810 to about 1823, he occupied the parsonage and preached in the parish church.[1]

A member of the New Hampshire Senate, 1817–1827, Brodhead also officiated as chaplain of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1825.

Elected as a Jacksonian[2] to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, Brodhead served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833.[3] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1832 and resumed his ministerial duties.

Death

Brodhead died in Newfields, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, on April 7, 1838 (age 67 years, 184 days). He is interred at Locust Grove Cemetery, Newfields, New Hampshire.

Family life

On August 17, 1801 Brodhead, son of Luke and Elizabeth Harrison Brodhead, married Mary Dodge, daughter of Thomas and Ruth Giddings Dodge. They had twelve children - six sons and six daughters.[4]

References

1. Brodhead, John. History of Newfields, New Hampshire, 1638-1911. The Rumford Press. p. 391.
2. Brodhead, John. Jacksonian Democracy in New Hampshire. Harvard University Press. p. 163.
3. "John Brodhead". NYPL RESEARCH LIBRARIES. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
4. Brodhead, John. Annals of the American Pulpit: Methodist. William Buell Sprague R. Carter, 1861 - Clergy. p. 242.

External links

• United States Congress. "John Brodhead (id: B000858)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• John Brodhead at Find a Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Ichabod Bartlett	Representative of the At-Large Congressional District of New Hampshire 1829—1833	Succeeded by Benning M. Bean