John E. Coffee

John E. Coffee (born December 3, 1782 in Prince Edward County , Virginia , † September 25, 1836 in Jacksonville , Georgia ) was an American general and congressman for the state of Georgia. He is often confused with General John R. Coffee , his first cousin.

Georgia-born Coffee and his father moved to a plantation near Powelton in Hancock County in 1800 . In 1807 he became a farmer in Telfair County . As a general in the Georgia militia , he organized the construction of a road through Georgia to bring ammunition across the state to the Florida Territory and to fight the Indians during the Creek War . The road ran from Jacksonville to Tallahassee in Florida and is known as the Old Coffee Road .

Coffee was a member of the Georgia Senate from 1819 to 1827 . As a candidate for the Democratic Republican Party , he was elected to the 23rd and 24th Congresses of the United States . He was a member of the House of Representatives from March 4, 1833 until his death on September 25, 1836 . On October 3, 1836, he was elected to the 25th Congress ; the news of his death had not yet reached them.

Coffee died on his plantation near Jacksonville and was initially buried there. In 1921 he was reburied in McRae , Georgia Cemetery.

Commemoration

In addition to Old Coffee Road , Georgia Coffee County and General Coffee State Park were named after him.

literature

Farris W. Cadle: Georgia land surveying history and law. University of Georgia Press, 1991, ISBN 0820312576

Web links

John E. Coffee in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Coffee, John E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	General and Congressman from Georgia
DATE OF BIRTH	December 3, 1782
PLACE OF BIRTH	Prince Edward County , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	September 25, 1836
Place of death	Jacksonville , Georgia