Charles Murphey

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Charles Murphey (born May 9, 1799 in Anderson , Anderson County , South Carolina , †  January 16, 1861 in Decatur , Georgia ) was an American politician . Between 1851 and 1853 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Murphey attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and his admission as a lawyer in 1825, he began to work in Decatur in his new profession. From 1825 to 1827 he was also a court usher in the local DeKalb County .

Murphey was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1839 to 1841 ; between 1842 and 1856 he was a member of the State Senate several times . In the congressional election of 1850 he was elected as a unionist in the fourth constituency of Georgia in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Hugh A. Haralson on March 4, 1851 . Until March 3, 1853, he had only one term in Congress .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Murphey turned to the Democratic Party . In 1860 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore . Otherwise he worked as a lawyer. Charles Murphey died on January 16, 1861 in Decatur and was buried there.

Web links

  • Charles Murphey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Murphey, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1799
PLACE OF BIRTH near Anderson , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1861
Place of death Decatur , Georgia