</s> ▁John ▁God d ard ▁Wat m ough ▁( Dec ember ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Anti - Jack son ian ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁con gression al ▁district ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁Wat m ough ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁Del aware . ▁He ▁purs ued ▁classical ▁studies ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁College . ▁He ▁also ▁did ▁post grad uate ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁as ▁a ▁corpor al ▁in ▁the ▁Four th ▁Company , ▁Four th ▁Det achment , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Milit ia , ▁from ▁May ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Reg ular ▁Army ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁and ▁bre v ett ed ▁first ▁lieutenant ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁for ▁gall ant ▁conduct ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Fort ▁Er ie ▁in ▁Canada , ▁and ▁res igned ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁ ▁Wat m ough ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁Anti - Jack son ian ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - second ▁and ▁Tw