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Alfred Iverson, Sr. (1798-1873) —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Liberty
County, Ga., December
3, 1798.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1827-30; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1835-37, 1850-54; member of Georgia
state senate, 1843-44; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1847-49; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1855-61.
Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., March 4,
1873 (age 74 years, 91
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Walter Terry Colquitt (1799-1855) —
also known as Walter T. Colquitt —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., December
27, 1799.
Member of Georgia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-40, 1842-43; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1843-48.
Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., May 7,
1855 (age 55 years, 131
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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James Johnson (1811-1891) —
of Georgia.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., February
12, 1811.
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1851-53; Governor of
Georgia, 1865; state court judge in Georgia, 1869.
Died November
20, 1891 (age 80 years, 281
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Martin Jenkins Crawford (1820-1883) —
also known as Martin J. Crawford —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Jasper
County, Ga., March 17,
1820.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia state legislature, 1845-47; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1854, 1875-80; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1855-61; Delegate
from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1880-83.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., July 23,
1883 (age 63 years, 128
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Flournoy Foster (1790-1848) —
also known as Thomas F. Foster —
of Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga.; Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., November
23, 1790.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1822-25; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1829-35, 1841-43.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., September
14, 1848 (age 57 years, 296
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Seaborn Jones (1788-1864) —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., February
1, 1788.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1833-35, 1845-47 (at-large 1833-35,
2nd District 1845-47).
Died March 18,
1864 (age 76 years, 46
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Mark Harden Blandford (1826-1902) —
of Georgia.
Born in Warren
County, Ga., July 13,
1826.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1883-90.
Wounded during the Civil War, at McDowell, Va., and lost an
arm.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., January
31, 1902 (age 75 years, 202
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Henry Louis Benning (1814-1875) —
also known as Henry L. Benning —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Columbia
County, Ga., April 2,
1814.
Democrat. Justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1853-59; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1860;
delegate
to Georgia secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., July 10,
1875 (age 61 years, 99
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Maduit Nelson (1782-1853) —
of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1782.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1816-19.
Died in 1853
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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James Abercrombie (1792-1861) —
of Alabama.
Born in Hancock
County, Ga., February
18, 1792.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1820-22, 1824-25, 1838-39; member
of Alabama
state senate, 1825-33, 1847-50; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1851-55.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., July 2,
1861 (age 69 years, 134
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Hines Holt (1805-1865) —
of Georgia.
Born near Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., April 27,
1805.
U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1841; member of Georgia
state senate, 1859; Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865; died in office
1865.
Died while attending state constitutional
convention at Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., November
4, 1865 (age 60 years, 191
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Wingfield Grimes (1844-1905) —
also known as Thomas W. Grimes —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Georgia, 1844.
Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1887-91.
Died in 1905
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Absalom Harris Chappell (1801-1878) —
of Georgia.
Born in Mt. Zion, Hancock
County, Ga., December
28, 1801.
Member of Georgia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1843-45.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., December
11, 1878 (age 76 years, 348
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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Porter Ingram (1810-1893) —
of Georgia.
Born in Marlboro, Windham
County, Vt., April 2,
1810.
Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., December
3, 1893 (age 83 years, 245
days).
Interment at Linwood Cemetery.
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