Duncan Lamont clinch

Duncan Lamont clinch

Duncan Lamont Clinch (born April 6, 1787 in Edgecombe County , North Carolina , †  November 27, 1849 in Macon , Georgia ) was an American officer and politician . Between 1844 and 1845 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Duncan Clinch was born on the Ard-Lamont Estate in Edgecombe County. After finishing school, he began a long military career in the US Army . In 1808 he joined the army as a first lieutenant. Over the years he passed all officer ranks up to brigadier general. He received this degree in 1829. Clinch remained in the Army until September 21, 1836. He was often deployed on the border with Indian territories and took part in some Indian wars .

After retiring from the military, Clinch settled on a plantation near St. Marys , Georgia. Politically, he became a member of the Whig Party . After the death of Congressman John Millen , Clinch was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the due by-election for the fourth seat of Georgia , where he took up his new mandate on February 15, 1844. By March 3, 1845 he ended the current legislative period of the Congress . During this time there was heated discussion there about a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which had been independent of Mexico since 1836 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Duncan Clinch withdrew from politics. He died in Macon on November 27, 1849.

Web links

• Duncan Lamont Clinch in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Duncan Lamont Clinch in the database of Find a Grave (English)