William Montgomery Churchwell

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William Montgomery Churchwell (born February 20, 1826 near Knoxville , Tennessee , †  August 18, 1862 there ) was an American politician . Between 1853 and 1855 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Churchwell attended private schools and then from 1840 to 1843 the Emory and Henry College in Emory ( Virginia ). After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Knoxville in his new profession. He later became a judge in Knox County there . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1850 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Albert Galiton Watkins on March 4, 1851 . After re-election in 1852, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1855 . These were determined by the discussions leading up to the civil war . At that time the question of slavery was in the foreground. From 1853 on, Churchwell was chairman of the committee that dealt with pensions for veterans of the American Revolution.

In 1858, William Churchwell was given a secret mission to Mexico . At the beginning of the civil war he became a colonel in the Confederation Army . He died in Knoxville on August 18, 1862.

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SURNAME Churchwell, William Montgomery
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH near Knoxville , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 1862
Place of death Knoxville , Tennessee