Israel Pickens

Israel Pickens

Israel Pickens (born January 30, 1780 in Concord , North Carolina , † April 24, 1827 in Matanzas , Cuba ) was an American politician ( Democratic Republican Party ) and the third governor of the state of Alabama . He was also a member of both chambers of Congress .

Early years

Israel Pickens, son of Captain Samuel Pickens and Jane Carrigan Pickens, received part of his education in South Carolina , but mainly in a school in Iredell County , North Carolina. He then went to the Washington College in Pennsylvania , where he Jura studied. He then got his license to practice law in North Carolina and began practicing there. He then decided to pursue a political career. For this he ran for the North Carolina Senate and was ultimately elected. He worked there between 1808 and 1810. He was then elected to the US House of Representatives , where he worked from 1811 to 1817. Pickens then moved to Alabama in 1817 and settled in St. Stephens , where he held the position of civil servant in a land registry until 1821. He was also a member of the Constitutional Convention of Alabama in 1819.

politics

The 1821 gubernatorial election became a battle of two camps, Georgia and North Carolina, with the state bank as the main focus. Pickens, who represented the North Carolina camp, won the election on August 6, 1821 and was sworn in on November 9, 1821. During his tenure, the facilities of the new state government were finally completed; among other things, the state bank was set up in 1824 with almost $ 200,000 in capital. An assessment of a possible canal was also commissioned from Muscle Shoals . Pickens won re-election for a second term on August 4, 1823. Pickens resigned as governor on November 25, 1825 to take up the vacated post in the US Senate that resulted from the death of US Senator Henry H. Chambers . Because of his dwindling health, he could only stay in office for a very short time. Pickens was in office from February 17, 1826 to November 27, 1826.

Another résumé

Pickens retired to Cuba, where he died on April 24, 1827. He was buried in Matanzas. His remains were then later relocated to his hometown in Greensboro , Alabama. In addition to his political achievements, Pickens was very interested in scientific research and invented a moon dial.

Web links

• Israel Pickens at the National Governors Association (English)
• Israel Pickens in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Israel Pickens in the database of Find a Grave (English)