U.S. Congressman. He attended the University of North Carolina, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1820 and proceeded to practice law in Lexington, Tennessee. In 1837, he was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1843 and reelected to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, serving (1849-53). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He attended the University of North Carolina, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1820 and proceeded to practice law in Lexington, Tennessee. In 1837, he was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1843 and reelected to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, serving (1849-53). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death.
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