Solomon W. Downs

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Solomon W. Downs

Solomon Weathersbee Downs (* 1801 in Montgomery County , Tennessee , †  August 14, 1854 in Crab Orchard Springs , Kentucky ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Louisiana in the US Senate .

After finishing school, Downs attended Transylvania University in Lexington , where he graduated in 1823. He then studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1826 and began practicing in Bayou Sara, Louisiana. He later moved to Ouachita before moving to New Orleans in 1845 . There he worked as a lawyer and was also a successful planter .

From 1845 to 1847, Downs served as the federal attorney for the Louisiana Judicial District; During this time he also took part in the state's constitutional convention. Eventually he was elected for the Democrats in the US Senate in Washington, DC , where he spent a full term from March 4, 1847 to March 3, 1853. During this time he was among other things chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills . In 1853 he was then appointed tax collector in the port of New Orleans by US President Franklin Pierce ; the following year Solomon Downs died in Kentucky.

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  • Solomon W. Downs in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Downs, Solomon W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Downs, Solomon Weathersbee (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Montgomery County , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 1854
Place of death Crab Orchard Springs , Kentucky