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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaWilliam SCHLEY
(1786-1858)
SCHLEY, William, a
Representative from Georgia; born in Frederick, Frederick County,
Md., December 15, 1786; in childhood moved with his parents to
Georgia; completed preparatory studies; attended the local
academies in Louisville and Augusta, Ga.; studied law; was admitted
to the bar and commenced practice in Augusta, Ga., in 1812; served
as judge of the superior court 1825-1828; member of the State house
of representatives in 1830; elected as a Jacksonian to the
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses and served from March 4,
1833, to July 1, 1835, when he resigned, having been nominated for
Governor; Governor of Georgia 1835-1837; president of the Georgia
Medical College at Augusta; died near Augusta, Ga., November 20,
1858; interment in the family burying ground at Richmond Hill, near
Augusta, Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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