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Revision as of 18:17, 14 July 2006
Joseph H. Hawkins (died 1823) was a U. S. Congressman from Kentucky.
He born in Lexington, KY and pursued an academic course. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives from 1810 to 1813 and served two years as Speaker.
He was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Clay (1814-1815). Hawkins was not a candidate for renomination in 1814 and resumed the practice of law. He also engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He moved to New Orleans in 1819 and died in that city.
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