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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaAlfred IVERSON, Sr.
(1798-1873)
Senate Years of Service:
1855-1861Party: DemocratIVERSON, Alfred, Sr., a
Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Liberty County,
Ga., December 3, 1798; attended private schools and graduated from
the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1820;
studied law; admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in
Clinton, Jones County, Ga.; member, State house of representatives
1827-1830; moved to Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., in 1830 and
continued the practice of law; judge of the State superior court
1835-1837; member, State senate 1843-1844; presidential elector on
the Democratic ticket in 1844; elected as a Democrat to the
Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); again served as
judge of the State superior court 1850-1854; elected to the United
States Senate and served from March 4, 1855, to January 28, 1861,
when he withdrew; chairman, Committee on Claims (Thirty-fifth and
Thirty-sixth Congresses); resumed the practice of law in Columbus,
Ga., until 1868, when he purchased a plantation in East Macon, Ga.,
and engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death there on March
4, 1873; interment in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
Bibliography
Dictionary of American Biography; Mellichamp, Josephine.
“Alfred Iverson.” In Senators From Georgia. pp.
141-43. Huntsville, Ala.: Strode Publishers, 1976.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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