U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Franklin College, in 1824, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Columbus, Georgia. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Walter T. Colquitt and served from February 1 to March 3, 1841. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law and was a member of the Georgia State Senate, in 1859. During the Civil War, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the First Confederate Congress, (1862-64). He died while attending as a delegate at the Georgia State constitutional convention in 1865.
U.S. Congressman. He graduated from Franklin College, in 1824, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced to practice law in Columbus, Georgia. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Walter T. Colquitt and served from February 1 to March 3, 1841. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law and was a member of the Georgia State Senate, in 1859. During the Civil War, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the First Confederate Congress, (1862-64). He died while attending as a delegate at the Georgia State constitutional convention in 1865.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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