Hopkins Holsey

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Hopkins Holsey (born August 25, 1779 in Lynchburg , Virginia , †  March 31, 1859 in Butler , Georgia ) was an American politician . Between 1835 and 1839 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Hopkins Holsey attended the University of Virginia at Charlottesville . After completing a law degree at Litchfield Law School in Connecticut and being admitted to the bar, he began working in his new profession in Hamilton, Georgia. In his new home, Holsey held a number of local offices. For several years he represented Hancock County in the Georgia House of Representatives . He later moved to Harris County .

Politically, Holsey was a supporter of President Andrew Jackson , whose Democratic Party he later joined. After the resignation of Congressman James C. Terrell , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for the sixth seat of Georgia , where he took up his new mandate on October 5, 1835. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1839 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Holsey moved to Athens , where he worked in the newspaper business. In 1852 he sought unsuccessfully to return to Congress. Then he retired from the newspaper business and worked again as a lawyer. Hopkins Holsey died on March 31, 1859 on his estate "Brightwater" near the town of Butler.

Web links

  • Hopkins Holsey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)