Richard W. Habersham

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Richard Wylly Habersham (December 1786 in Savannah , Georgia , †  December 2, 1842 in Clarkesville , Georgia) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1842 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard Habersham was a nephew of John Habersham (1754–1799) and Joseph Habersham (1751–1815), both of whom attended the Continental Congress as delegates . He first attended private schools and then studied until 1810 at Princeton College . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Savannah in his new profession. He was then a federal prosecutor until 1825 . Habersham also served briefly as Attorney General of the State of Georgia. In 1835 he moved to Clarkesville in Habersham County, named after his uncle Joseph . Politically, he became a member of the Whig Party .

In the state-wide held congressional elections of 1838 Habersham was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the sixth mandate from Georgia , where he succeeded Hopkins Holsey on March 4, 1839 . After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until his death on December 2, 1842 . Since 1841, the work of Congress has been overshadowed by the clashes between the Whigs and the new US President John Tyler . At that time, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which had been independent of Mexico since 1836, was discussed.

After a by-election, Habersham's mandate fell to his party colleague George W. Crawford .

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SURNAME Habersham, Richard W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Habersham, Richard Wylly (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH Savannah , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH December 2, 1842
Place of death Clarkesville , Georgia