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He was promoted to captain of Company G, Twenty-eighth Regiment, Alabama Infantry, in 1862. |
He was promoted to captain of Company G, Twenty-eighth Regiment, Alabama Infantry, in 1862. |
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He was graduated from [[Cumberland School of Law]] at [[Cumberland University]], [[Lebanon, Tennessee]], in 1866. |
He was graduated from [[Cumberland School of Law]] at [[Cumberland University]], [[Lebanon, Tennessee]], in 1866. |
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He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. |
He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] the same year and commenced practice in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. |
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He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1870 and 1871, and as a member of the State senate from 1872 to 1874, resigning in the latter year. |
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1870 and 1871, and as a member of the State senate from 1872 to 1874, resigning in the latter year. |
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Hewitt was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879). |
Hewitt was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[44th United States Congress|Forty-fourth]] and [[45th United States Congress|Forty-fifth]] Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879). |
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Hewitt was elected to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1885). |
Hewitt was elected to the [[47th United States Congress|Forty-seventh]] and [[48th United States Congress|Forty-eighth]] Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1885). |
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He served as chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Forty-eighth Congress). |
He served as chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Forty-eighth Congress). |
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He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884. |
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884. |
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Revision as of 06:51, 26 December 2008
Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt (February 14, 1834 – May 27, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born near Elyton (now Birmingham), Jefferson County, Alabama, Hewitt attended the country schools. He entered the Confederate States Army in June 1861 as a private in Company B, 10th Regiment Alabama Infantry. He was promoted to captain of Company G, Twenty-eighth Regiment, Alabama Infantry, in 1862. He was graduated from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1866. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Birmingham, Alabama. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1870 and 1871, and as a member of the State senate from 1872 to 1874, resigning in the latter year.
Hewitt was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879).
Hewitt was elected to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1885). He served as chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Forty-eighth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1884. He resumed the practice of law. He was again a member of the State house of representatives 1886-1888. He died in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 27, 1895 and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Goldsmith W. Hewitt (id: H000553)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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