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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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+'''Joseph H. Hawkins''' (died [[1823]]) was a [[U. S. Congress]]man from Kentucky.
-HAWKINS, Joseph H., a Representative from Kentucky; born in Lexington, Ky, birth date unknown; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; member of the State house of representatives, 1810-1813 and served two years as speaker; elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Henry Clay (March 29, 1814-March 3, 1815); was not a candidate for renomination in 1814; resumed the practice of law; also engaged in mercantile pursuits; moved to New Orleans, La., in 1819 and died in that city in 1823.
+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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+[[Category:1823 deaths|Hawkins, Joseph H.]]
+[[Category:U.S. Congressmen|Hawkins, Joseph H.]]