US Congressman. After graduating from the law department of the University of Georgia, in 1821, he was admitted and proceeded to practice law in Sandersville, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate, served in the Georgia State House of Representatives, was a promoter of the Monroe Railroad and appointed on the board of commissioners to arrange a Georgia State finance system, in 1839. In 1843, he was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-elect John B. Lamar, serving until 1845. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he remained affiliated with the Democratic Party as a delegate, engaged in literary pursuits and continued the practice of law, until his death at age 76.
US Congressman. After graduating from the law department of the University of Georgia, in 1821, he was admitted and proceeded to practice law in Sandersville, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate, served in the Georgia State House of Representatives, was a promoter of the Monroe Railroad and appointed on the board of commissioners to arrange a Georgia State finance system, in 1839. In 1843, he was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-elect John B. Lamar, serving until 1845. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he remained affiliated with the Democratic Party as a delegate, engaged in literary pursuits and continued the practice of law, until his death at age 76.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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for they shall see God."
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