Joseph H. Hawkins: Difference between revisions
m Removed Category:Kentucky Republicans; Adding category Category:Kentucky Democratic-Republicans (using HotCat) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
He was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|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 was elected as a [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|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. Hawkins died in the vicinity of Madisonville, Louisiana (An area on the north shore of Lake Pontchatrain above New Orleans) in 1823 of an illness contracted while helping distressed sailors. His financial contributions, as well as the sacrifices of his children, aided Stephen F. Austin and others in the colonization of the Texas colony and later the Republic of Texas. |
|||
He moved to [[New Orleans]] in 1819 and died in that city. |
|||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
{{congbio|H000372}} |
{{congbio|H000372}} |
||
Revision as of 00:09, 3 March 2011
 |
Joseph H. Hawkins (died 1823) was a United States Congressman from Kentucky. He born in Lexington, Kentucky 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. Hawkins died in the vicinity of Madisonville, Louisiana (An area on the north shore of Lake Pontchatrain above New Orleans) in 1823 of an illness contracted while helping distressed sailors. His financial contributions, as well as the sacrifices of his children, aided Stephen F. Austin and others in the colonization of the Texas colony and later the Republic of Texas.
External links
- United States Congress. "Joseph H. Hawkins (id: H000372)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
 | This article about a Kentucky politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |