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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaRichard Wylly HABERSHAM
(1786-1842)
HABERSHAM, Richard Wylly,
(nephew of John Habersham and Joseph Habersham), a Representative
from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., in December 1786; attended
private schools, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1810;
studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in
Savannah, Ga.; appointed United States attorney and served until
1825, when he resigned; attorney general of Georgia; moved to
Clarksville, Habersham County, in 1835; elected as a Whig to the
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4,
1839, until his death; died in Clarksville, Ga., December 2, 1842;
interment in the Old Cemetery.
Bibliography
Habersham, Richard Wylly. Speech of Mr. Habersham, of Georgia:
On the Tariff Bills delivered in the House of Representatives, June
22, 1842. Washington, D. C.: Globe Office, 1842.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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