Background
Quitman, John Anthony was born on September 1, 1798 in Rhinebeck, New York, United States. Son of Review Frederick Henry and Anna (Hueck) Quitman.
congressman governor of Mississippi
Quitman, John Anthony was born on September 1, 1798 in Rhinebeck, New York, United States. Son of Review Frederick Henry and Anna (Hueck) Quitman.
Graduate Hartwick Seminary, 1816.
Instructor, Mount Airy College, Pennsylvania, 1818. Admitted to bar, 1821, moved to Natchez, Mississippi. Member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1826-1827.
Grand master Mississippi.
Member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1826-1827. Masons, 1826-1838, 40, 45. Member Mississippi Senate, 1835-1836, became president, December 1835.
Member United States House of Representatives from Mississippi, 34th-35th congresses, 1855-1858.
Married Eliza Turner, December 24, 1824, 4 children.