U.S. Congressman. He graduated from the University of Georgia, in 1843, from the Medical College of Georgia, in 1844, then; practiced medicine, taught school and also in agricultural pursuits. Entering politics, he was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives in 1851 and was ordained as a Methodist Minister in 1857. During the Civil War, he served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army. After the war, he resumed as a minister and in agricultural pursuits. In 1875, he was elected as an Independent Democrat to the Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses, serving until 1891. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he served in the Georgia State House of Representatives, (1884-90) and a trustee for the University of Georgia, (1886-92).
(Please note the suggestion for the inscription was supposed to be "lofty" courage. A typo got in there inadvertently. Thanks)
(Please note the suggestion for the inscription was supposed to be "lofty" courage. A typo got in there inadvertently. Thanks)
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from the University of Georgia, in 1843, from the Medical College of Georgia, in 1844, then; practiced medicine, taught school and also in agricultural pursuits. Entering politics, he was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives in 1851 and was ordained as a Methodist Minister in 1857. During the Civil War, he served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army. After the war, he resumed as a minister and in agricultural pursuits. In 1875, he was elected as an Independent Democrat to the Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses, serving until 1891. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he served in the Georgia State House of Representatives, (1884-90) and a trustee for the University of Georgia, (1886-92).
(Please note the suggestion for the inscription was supposed to be "lofty" courage. A typo got in there inadvertently. Thanks)
(Please note the suggestion for the inscription was supposed to be "lofty" courage. A typo got in there inadvertently. Thanks)
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Inscription
A HEROIC SOUL EVER ENLISTED IN THE CAUSE OF RIGHT.
Endowed with a magnificent mind - matchless
Eloquence, and the commanding force which
acknowledged integrity and laLofry courage
( ? ): he gave to his country effective patriotic
and unsullied service in state and national legis -
lation.
Untarnished tender care and affection on his
beloved home; while the more than fifty years
of best efforts of this superb intellect and
noble heart were devoted to the continuous
(zealous, ?) gratuitous and consecrated work of
MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL.
R.A.F.
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