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George Edmund Badger

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George Edmund Badger Famous memorial

Birth
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Death
11 May 1866 (aged 71)
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.7848302, Longitude: -78.6266545
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Presidential Cabinet Member, U.S. Senator. After graduating from Yale in 1813, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1814, and commenced to practice law in New Bern, North Carolina. As a leader of the Whig Party, he was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1816 and served as a North Carolina Superior Court Judge (1820 to 1825). On March 5, 1841, President William H. Harrison, appointed Badger Secretary of the Navy, President John Tyler, reappointed him for that position, and he served until September 11, 1841, when he resigned to resume the practice of law. In 1846, he was elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William H. Haywood, and he served until 1855. Not a candidate for reelection, he served as chairman on several Congressional committees and resumed the practice of law until his death. Two U. S. Navy ships were named in his honor, the USS George E. Badger (DD-196), USS Badger (FF-1071), and also the Liberty Ship SS George E. Badger.
Presidential Cabinet Member, U.S. Senator. After graduating from Yale in 1813, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1814, and commenced to practice law in New Bern, North Carolina. As a leader of the Whig Party, he was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1816 and served as a North Carolina Superior Court Judge (1820 to 1825). On March 5, 1841, President William H. Harrison, appointed Badger Secretary of the Navy, President John Tyler, reappointed him for that position, and he served until September 11, 1841, when he resigned to resume the practice of law. In 1846, he was elected as a Whig to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William H. Haywood, and he served until 1855. Not a candidate for reelection, he served as chairman on several Congressional committees and resumed the practice of law until his death. Two U. S. Navy ships were named in his honor, the USS George E. Badger (DD-196), USS Badger (FF-1071), and also the Liberty Ship SS George E. Badger.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Originally Created by: Evening Blues
  • Added: Nov 16, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8091123/george_edmund-badger: accessed ), memorial page for George Edmund Badger (17 Apr 1795–11 May 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8091123, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.