Albert Gallatin Hawes

Albert Gallatin Hawes (born April 1, 1804 in Bowling Green , Caroline County , Virginia , †  March 14, 1849 in Yelvington , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1831 and 1837 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Albert Hawes came from a well-known family of politicians. His brother Richard Hawes (1797–1877) was a member of Congress between 1837 and 1841 and during the Civil War from 1862 to 1865 anti-Confederate governor of Kentucky. Aylett Hawes (1768-1833), who represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives between 1811 and 1817, was his uncle. Albert Hawes was also a great-uncle of Harry B. Hawes (1869-1947) who sat in both chambers of Congress for the State of Missouri between 1921 and 1933 . He was also a cousin of Aylett Hawes Buckner (1816-1894), who also represented Missouri in Congress.

In 1810, Albert Hawes came to Kentucky with his parents. The family settled in Fayette County near Lexington . There he attended public schools. Hawes later studied at Transylvania University in Lexington. He then moved to nearby Hawesville , Hancock County , where he worked in agriculture. He also began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1830 congressional election , Hawes was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Thomas Chilton on March 4, 1831 . Two years later he was re-elected to Congress in the second district . There he succeeded Thomas Alexander Marshall on March 4, 1833 . After another re-election, he was able to complete a total of three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1837. Since President Andrew Jackson took office in 1829, the politics of Congress have been heatedly debated inside and outside of Congress. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president. While in the House of Representatives, Hawes chaired the Department of Post's Expenditure Control Committee.

After serving in Congress, Albert Hawes returned to farming. He died on March 14, 1849 near Yelvington.

Web links

• Albert Gallatin Hawes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Albert Gallatin Hawes in the database of Find a Grave (English)