George Edward Wales

George Edward Wales

George Edward Wales (born May 13, 1792 in Westminster , Vermont , † January 8, 1860 in Hartford , Vermont) was an American politician . Between 1825 and 1829 he represented the third constituency of the state of Vermont in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Wales attended public schools in his home country and then studied law in Westminster and Woodstock . After his admission as a lawyer in 1812, he began to work in Hartford in his new profession. In 1818 he became treasurer of the White River Bridge Co.

Although he did not belong to any political party, Wales made a political career in Vermont. Between 1822 and 1824 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the state of which he became president. In the congressional election of 1824 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Henry Olin on March 4, 1825 . After a re-election in 1826, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1829 . In the elections of 1828 he was defeated by Horace Everett .

After his tenure in Congress ended, Wales returned to practice as a lawyer. Between 1840 and 1860 he was the Town Clerk of Hartford. In the judicial district of Hartford he also served as a judge at the probate court there between 1847 and 1850. George Wales died in January 1860 and was buried in Hartford.

Web links

• George Edward Wales in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Edward Wales in the database of Find a Grave (English)