John Forsyth
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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.
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