George W. Whitmore

George W. Whitmore

George Washington Whitmore (born August 26, 1824 in McMinn County , Tennessee , †  October 14, 1876 in Tyler , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1869 and 1871 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Whitmore attended public schools in his home country. In 1848 he moved to Texas. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Tyler in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives in 1852, 1853, and 1858 ; In 1866 he served as a prosecutor in the ninth judicial district of his state. A year later, in 1867, he became a bankruptcy administrator.

After the re-admission of the state of Texas to the Union, Whitmore was elected as a candidate for the Republican Party in Congress in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on March 30, 1870. Since he was not confirmed in the regular congressional elections of 1870 , he could only complete the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1871 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, George Whitmore practiced as a lawyer again. He died on October 14, 1876 in Tyler, where he was also buried.

Web links

• George W. Whitmore in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George W. Whitmore in the database of Find a Grave (English)