The Political Graveyard: Lumpkin family of Oglethorpe County and Athens, Georgia

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Lumpkin family of Oglethorpe County and 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. Died 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; grandfather of Middleton Pope Barrow (1839-1903).
		Political family: Lumpkin family of Oglethorpe County and Athens, Georgia.
		Lumpkin County, Ga. is named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

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 Athens, Clarke County, Ga., June 4, 1867 (age 67 years, 163 days). Interment somewhere in Athens, Ga.

		Relatives: Brother of Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870).
		Political family: Lumpkin family of Oglethorpe County and Athens, Georgia.
		See also Wikipedia article

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. Died June 10, 1860 (age 47 years, 363 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.

		Relatives: Nephew of Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870).
		Political family: Lumpkin family of Oglethorpe County and Athens, Georgia.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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 (1783-1870).
		Political family: Lumpkin family of Oglethorpe County and Athens, Georgia.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

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