Aylett Hawes

Aylett Hawes (born April 21, 1768 in Culpeper County , Colony of Virginia , †  August 31, 1833 in Rappahannock County , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1811 and 1817 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Aylett Hawes was a member of a well-known family of politicians. He was the uncle of Richard Hawes (1797–1877), who was governor of Kentucky , of Albert Gallatin Hawes (1804–1849), Congressman from Kentucky, and of Aylett Hawes Buckner (1816–1894), who was the state of Missouri in Congress represented. After a good education Hawes studied in Scotland Edinburgh medicine. After returning to Virginia, he began working in his new profession. He also worked as a planter . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party . Between 1802 and 1806 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1810 Hawes was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded John Love on March 4, 1811 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1817 . Since 1813 he represented there as the successor of John Dawson the tenth district of his state. During his time as Congressman, the British-American War of 1812 fell .

After his time in the US House of Representatives ended, Aylett Hawes practiced as a doctor again. He also cultivated his now extensive land. He died on August 31, 1833 on his Rappahannock County farm.

Web links

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