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George Sydney Hawkins (1808 – March 15, 1878) was a US Representative from Florida. Born in Kingston, Ulster County, New York; attended the common schools and was graduated from Columbia University, New York City; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Florida and settled in Pensacola, Florida; served as captain in the Indian war of 1837; member of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida; appointed district attorney in 1841; appointed United States district attorney for the Apalachicola district in Florida in 1842; associate justice of the Florida Supreme Court 1846–1850; elected judge of the circuit court in January 1851; member of the Florida House of Representatives; served in the Florida State Senate; collector of customs for the port of Apalachicola; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1857, to January 21, 1861, when he withdrew; judge of the district court under the Confederate Government 1862–1865; commissioned by the legislation of 1877 to prepare a digest of the State laws of Florida.
George Sydney Hawkins | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Augustus Maxwell |
| Succeeded by | Charles M. Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1808 Kingston, New York |
| Died | March 15, 1878 (aged 69–70) Marianna, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
In 1832, he married Jane Louisa Early, adopted daughter of Eleazer Early and Jane Meriweather Paterson. She died two years into the marriage.[citation needed]
Hawkins died in Marianna, Florida, in 1878; interment in St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ Chesnut, Wesley W. (November 26, 2019). "Reflections on a great-grandfather's life". The Times. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
External links
edit- United States Congress. "George Sydney Hawkins (id: H000369)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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