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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaHenry PERSONS
(1834-1910)
PERSONS, Henry, a
Representative from Georgia; born near Smarrs, Monroe County, Ga.,
January 30, 1834; moved to Talbot County, Ga., in 1836; attended
the Talbotton schools; was graduated from the University of Georgia
at Athens in 1855; served as captain of Cavalry in the Third
Georgia regiment of the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
engaged in agricultural pursuits in Talbot County, Ga.; elected as
an Independent Democrat to the Forty-sixth Congress (March 4,
1879-March 3, 1881); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
1880; returned to Geneva, Ga.; studied law; was admitted to the bar
in 1885 and commenced practice in Talbotton, Ga.; ordinary of
Talbot County 1898-1910; trustee of the University of Georgia
1894-1910; died in Talbotton, Ga., June 17, 1910; interment in Rose
Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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