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Lumpkin family of Athens, Georgia

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  Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870) — of Madison, Morgan County, Ga.; Monroe, Walton County, Ga.; Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., January 14, 1783. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1808; member of Georgia state senate, 1812; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1815-17, 1827-31 (at-large 1815-17, 4th District 1827-29, at-large 1829-31); Governor of Georgia, 1831-35; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1837-41. Slaveowner. Died in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., December 28, 1870 (age 87 years, 348 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: Brother of Joseph Henry Lumpkin; uncle of John Henry Lumpkin and Marion McHenry Lumpkin (who married Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb); grandfather of Middleton Pope Barrow.
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family; Lee-Randolph family; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Lumpkin family of Athens, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lumpkin County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1799-1867) — also known as Joseph H. Lumpkin — Born in Oglethorpe County, Ga., December 23, 1799. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1824-25; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1845-67; died in office 1867. Died in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., June 4, 1867 (age 67 years, 163 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: Brother of Wilson Lumpkin; married to Callender Cunningham Grieve; father of Marion McHenry Lumpkin (who married Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb).
  Political families: Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family; Lee-Randolph family; Washington-Walker family of Virginia; Lumpkin family of Athens, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Henry Lumpkin (1812-1860) — also known as John H. Lumpkin — of Rome, Floyd County, Ga. Born in Oglethorpe County, Ga., June 13, 1812. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1836; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1843-49, 1855-57 (at-large 1843-45, 5th District 1845-49, 1855-57); circuit judge in Georgia, 1849-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860. Slaveowner. Died June 10, 1860 (age 47 years, 363 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
  Relatives: Nephew of Wilson Lumpkin.
  Political families: Lumpkin family of Athens, Georgia; Jackson-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb (1823-1862) — also known as Thomas R. R. Cobb — of Georgia. Born in Jefferson County, Ga., April 10, 1823. Lawyer; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Shot and killed in the battle of Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Va., December 13, 1862 (age 39 years, 247 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of John Addison Cobb and Sarah Robinson (Rootes) Cobb; brother of Howell Cobb (1815-1868); married 1844 to Marion McHenry Lumpkin (daughter of Joseph Henry Lumpkin; niece of Wilson Lumpkin); father of Marion Birdie Cobb (who married Michael Hoke Smith); nephew of Howell Cobb (1772-1818); great-grandson of Howell Lewis; great-grandnephew of John Smith; first cousin of Henry Rootes Jackson; second cousin twice removed of Meriwether Lewis; second cousin thrice removed of George Washington; third cousin of Thomas Leonidas Crittenden; third cousin once removed of Thomas Chilton, William Parish Chilton, David Shelby Walker and Joshua Chilton; third cousin twice removed of Bushrod Washington; third cousin thrice removed of Dracos Alexander Dimitry Jr.; fourth cousin of James David Walker, Commodore Perry Chilton, David Shelby Walker Jr. and Shadrach Chilton; fourth cousin once removed of John Thornton Augustine Washington, Horace George Chilton and Arthur Bounds Chilton.
  Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Jackson-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Middleton Pope Barrow (1839-1903) — also known as M. Pope Barrow — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born near Stephens, Oglethorpe County, Ga., August 1, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1880-81; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1882-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1888; circuit judge in Georgia, 1902-03; died in office 1903. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., December 23, 1903 (age 64 years, 144 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Oglethorpe County, Ga.
  Relatives: Grandson of Wilson Lumpkin.
  Political families: Lumpkin family of Athens, Georgia; Jackson-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
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