Christopher Rankin | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1819 – March 14, 1826 | |
Preceded by | George Poindexter |
Succeeded by | William Haile |
Chairman of the United States House Committee on Natural Resources | |
In office 1821–1826 | |
Preceded by | Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. |
Succeeded by | John Scott |
Personal details | |
Born | 1788 Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | March 14, 1826 Washington D.C., U.S. | (aged 37–38)
Resting place | Congressional Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Other political affiliations | Jacksonian |
Christopher Rankin (1788 – March 14, 1826) was an attorney and politician from Pennsylvania, who moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1809. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1817, and was later elected as a U.S. representative for several terms, serving from 1819 to 1826.