George Outlaw

George Outlaw (* near Windsor , Bertie County , North Carolina ; † August 15, 1825 there ) was an American politician . In 1825 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Outlaw was a cousin of David Outlaw (1806-1868), who sat in Congress for the State of North Carolina between 1847 and 1853 . He enjoyed a private school education, but also attended the public schools in his home country. He then worked in agriculture and trade. Politically, he joined the Democratic Republican Party . He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1796 and 1797 . Between 1802 and 1822 he was a member of the State Senate ; from 1812 to 1814 he was president of this body.

After the resignation of MP Hutchins Gordon Burton , Outlaw was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , when he was due for the by-election for the second seat of North Carolina , where he took up his new mandate on January 19, 1825. Until March 3, 1825 he could only end the current legislative period in Congress. In 1824 he was defeated by Willis Alston , who accused him of voting in the presidential election in early 1825 , which was decided in Congress . Outlaw had voted for William Harris Crawford .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, George Outlaw returned to his previous agricultural and commercial activities. He died on August 15, 1825, just months after his tenure as a Congressman in Windsor.

Web links

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

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