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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaTomlinson FORT
(1787-1859)
FORT, Tomlinson, a
Representative from Georgia; born in Warrenton, Warren County, Ga.,
July 14, 1787; completed preparatory studies; studied medicine; was
graduated from the Philadelphia Medical College, and commenced
practice in 1810; captain of a volunteer company in the War of
1812; member of the State house of representatives 1818-1826;
elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the Twentieth Congress (March
4, 1827-March 3, 1829); resumed the practice of medicine in
Milledgeville, Ga.; president of the State Bank of Georgia in 1832,
which position he held until his death in Milledgeville, Ga., May
11, 1859; interment in the City Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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