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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaGeorge Washington Bonaparte TOWNS
(1801-1854)
TOWNS, George Washington
Bonaparte, a Representative from Georgia; born in Wilkes
County, Ga., May 4, 1801; received a limited education; studied
law; was admitted to the bar in 1824 and began practice in
Montgomery, Ala.; returned to Georgia in 1826 and continued the
practice of law at Talbotton; member of the State house of
representatives in 1829 and 1830; served in the State senate
1832-1834; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress
and served from March 4, 1835, to September 1, 1836, when he
resigned; reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress
(March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839); chairman, Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds (Twenty-fifth Congress); was not a candidate
for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress; elected as a
Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Washington Poe and served from January 5, 1846,
to March 3, 1847; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to
the Thirtieth Congress; Governor of Georgia 1847-1851; resumed the
practice of law; died in Macon, Ga., July 15, 1854; interment in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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