George Goldthwaite

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George Goldthwaite

George Goldthwaite (born December 10, 1809 in Boston , Massachusetts , †  March 16, 1879 in Tuscaloosa , Alabama ) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Alabama in the US Senate .

George Goldthwaite studied after attending school from 1823 to 1826 at the US Military Academy at West Point . He then moved to Alabama, studied law and was admitted to the bar that same year, whereupon he began practicing in Pike County .

From 1843 to 1852 he served as a judge in the district court, then until 1856 as an associate judge on the Alabama Supreme Court . He was appointed chief judge that year, but he quickly resigned and returned to practice as a lawyer. During the Civil War , Goldthwaite served as a commanding officer ( Adjutant General ) of the Confederate forces in Alabama.

In 1868 he was re-elected as a judge at the district court, but was not allowed to exercise that post. From March 4, 1871, George Goldthwaite finally represented his state in the US Senate, from which he left after one term on March 3, 1877. He did not apply for re-election and withdrew into private life.

Web links

  • George Goldthwaite in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Goldthwaite, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 10, 1809
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 1879
Place of death Tuscaloosa , Alabama