Richardson A. Scurry

Richardson A. Scurry

Richardson A. Scurry (born November 11, 1811 in Gallatin , Sumner County , Tennessee , †  April 9, 1862 in Hempstead , Texas ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1851 and 1853 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richardson Scurry enjoyed a private school education. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in around 1830, he began to work in Covington in this profession. He later went to Texas, which was then still part of Mexico . He took an active part in the Texan independence movement and was a soldier in the ensuing war of freedom against Mexico. Scurry was also a delegate at the meeting at which Texas proclaimed its independence from Mexico. He then worked in Clarksville as a lawyer. Scurry was also a judge on the Supreme Court of Texas at times . At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1844 he was President of the House of Representatives of the then independent Republic of Texas . After the state joined the Union, he was involved in setting up the first state administration. He was a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1850 Scurry was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Texas , where he succeeded David Spangler Kaufman on March 4, 1851 . By March 3, 1853, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress , which was marked by the discussions about slavery . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Scurry practiced again as a lawyer. He died on April 9, 1862 in Hempstead of complications after a leg amputation. This was a result of an accident during a hunting trip in 1854 in which he accidentally shot himself in the foot.

Web links

• Richardson A. Scurry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Richardson A. Scurry in the database of Find a Grave (English)