Charles Eaton Haynes

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Charles Eaton Haynes (born April 15, 1784 in Brunswick , Mecklenburg County , Virginia , †  August 29, 1841 ) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1839 he twice represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Haynes moved to Sparta , Georgia , in his youth . There he finished his school education. He then studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia . After becoming a doctor, he began working in Georgia in his new profession. He also began a political career as a supporter of Andrew Jackson in the mid-1825s .

In the congressional elections of 1824 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded Joel Abbot on March 4, 1825 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1831 . These were overshadowed by the discussions between supporters and opponents of President Jackson. It was mainly about the controversial implementation of the Indian Removal Act , the nullification crisis with the state of South Carolina and the banking policy of the president. Haynes became a member of the Democratic Party founded by Jackson in the late 1820s .

In the years 1830 and 1832, Charles Haynes competed unsuccessfully to remain or return to Congress. In the elections of 1834 he was re-elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat for the ninth mandate of Georgia. There he replaced Seaborn Jones on March 4, 1835 . After a re-election in 1836, he was able to spend two more legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1839. After leaving the US House of Representatives, Haynes no longer appeared politically. He died on August 29, 1841 and was buried in Sparta.

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