Son of U.S. Rep. Peter Forney (R-NC) (1756-1834) & Nancy Abernathy (1765-1847). Uncle of U.S. Rep. William Henry Forney (D-AL) (1823-1894). Husband of Harriet Brevard (1796-1841) (ma. 1817).
He attended the public schools and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; engaged in agricultural pursuits; served as a major in the War of 1812; held several local offices; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1815, until his resignation in 1818; appointed by President Monroe a commissioner to treat with the Creek Indians in 1820; served as a member of the State senate 1823-1826; moved to Alabama in 1834 and settled in Lowndes County; resumed agricultural pursuits and became interested in various business enterprises
Son of U.S. Rep. Peter Forney (R-NC) (1756-1834) & Nancy Abernathy (1765-1847). Uncle of U.S. Rep. William Henry Forney (D-AL) (1823-1894). Husband of Harriet Brevard (1796-1841) (ma. 1817).
He attended the public schools and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; engaged in agricultural pursuits; served as a major in the War of 1812; held several local offices; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1815, until his resignation in 1818; appointed by President Monroe a commissioner to treat with the Creek Indians in 1820; served as a member of the State senate 1823-1826; moved to Alabama in 1834 and settled in Lowndes County; resumed agricultural pursuits and became interested in various business enterprises
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