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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaStephen Alfestus CORKER
(1830-1879)
CORKER, Stephen Alfestus,
a Representative from Georgia; born near Waynesboro, Burke County,
Ga., May 7, 1830; attended the common schools; studied law; was
admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Waynesboro, Ga.; also
engaged in agricultural pursuits; entered the Confederate Army in
1861, and served as captain of Company A, Third Georgia Regiment;
resumed the practice of law in Waynesboro, Ga.; member of the State
house of representatives; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-first
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the House declaring Charles
H. Prince not entitled to the seat and served from December 22,
1870, to March 3, 1871; resumed the practice of law in Waynesboro,
Ga., and died there on October 18, 1879; interment in the Old
Cemetery, Waynesboro, Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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