Harry Cage

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Harry Cage (born May 5, 1795 in Cages Bend , Sumner County , Tennessee , †  December 31, 1858 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1833 and 1835 he represented the second constituency of the state of Mississippi in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Harry Cage came to Wilkinson County , Mississippi, in his early teens. After studying law, he began working in his new profession in Woodville . Between 1829 and 1832 he was a judge on the Supreme Court of Mississippi .

Cage became a member of President Andrew Jackson's Democratic Party . He was elected to the US House of Representatives as their candidate in 1832. These elections took place throughout the state, which as of these elections could have two members of Congress after a census. It was not until the elections of 1844 that Mississippi's second constituency was officially created. By then, the two Congressmen were elected nationwide. In the House of Representatives Cage completed a legislative period between March 4, 1833 and March 3, 1835. The dispute between the federal government and the state of South Carolina , the so-called nullification crisis , and the discussion about the closure of the Bundesbank ordered by President Jackson fall during this period . Both topics were hotly contested in Congress.

In 1834, Cage declined to run again. After the end of his time in Congress , Cage moved to Louisiana, where he bought and managed the "Woodlawn" sugar plantation near the town of Houma . He also remained connected to politics. He was also on the executive committee of the Democratic Party of Louisiana. Harry Cage died on December 31, 1858 while visiting New Orleans.

Web links

  • Harry Cage in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)