John Forsyth

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Portait of U.S. Secretary of State John Forsyth

John Forsyth (October 22, 1780 – October 21, 1841) was a 19th century American politician from Georgia.

Forsyth was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was an attorney who graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1799. He married Clara Meigs in 1801 or 1802. He served in the United States House of Representatives (1813-1818, 1823-1827), the United States Senate (1818-1819, 1829-1834), and as the Governor of Georgia (1827-1839). He was the United States Secretary of State from 1834 until 1841. In this role he led the government's response to the Amistad case. He was a loyal Jackson follower and opposed Calhoun in the issue of nullification. Forsyth was appointed as Secretary of State in reward for his efforts. Led the pro-removal reply to Frelinghuysen about the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

He died in Washington, DC.

Preceded by: George M. Troup	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Georgia 1818-1819	Succeeded by: Freeman Walker
Preceded by: John Macpherson Berrien	U.S. Senator (Class 3) from Georgia 1823-1827	Succeeded by: Alfred Cuthbert
Preceded by: George M. Troup	Governor of Georgia 1827-1839	Succeeded by: George R. Gilmer
Preceded by: Louis McLane	United States Secretary of State July 1, 1834 – March 3, 1841	Succeeded by: Daniel Webster