He then became the personal secretary to his uncle, Wilson Lumpkin, during the elder Lumpkin's gubernatorial term. After studying law, John Henry Lumpkin was admitted to the state bar in 1834, and he began practicing in Rome, Georgia. In 1835, Lumpkin was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the Georgia General Assembly. In 1838, he served as the solicitor general for Georgia's Cherokee circuit
In 1840, Lumpkin unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives; however, he ran again in 1842 and won election as a Democrat to the 28th United States Congress. He was elected to two additional terms and served from March 4, 1843, until March 3, 1849. From 1850 through 1853, Lumpkin served as a superior court judge in Georgia's Rome circuit. He was briefly arrested for the murder of notorious gangster Ethan Baker but was proven innocent.
Lumpkin was re-elected to the U.S. Congress in 1854 and served from March 4, 1855, until March 3, 1857, but he chose not to run for re-election in 1856.
He returned to Rome and continued practicing law. In 1856, Lumpkin was one of the leading Democratic candidates for nomination to governorship of Georgia,[1] however, Lumpkin's last run for public office was his unsuccessful campaign for the Governor of Georgia in 1857. He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention in Charleston, South Carolina.
Death and legacyedit
Lumpkin died in the summer of 1860 in Rome and was buried in that city's Oak Hill Cemetery.
john, lumpkin, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2013,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John H Lumpkin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message John Henry Lumpkin June 13 1812 July 10 1860 was an American politician lawyer and jurist John Henry LumpkinMember of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s at large districtIn office March 4 1843 March 3 1845Preceded byHowell CobbSucceeded byElections by districtMember of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 5th districtIn office March 4 1845 March 3 1849Preceded byElections at largeSucceeded byThomas C HackettMember of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 5th districtIn office March 4 1855 March 3 1857Preceded byElijah W ChastainSucceeded byAugustus Romaldus WrightPersonal detailsBorn 1812 06 13 June 13 1812Lexington Georgia U S DiedJuly 10 1860 1860 07 10 aged 48 Rome Georgia U S Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery Rome Georgia U S Political partyDemocraticSignature Contents 1 Early years and education 2 Political career 3 Death and legacy 4 References 5 External linksEarly years and education editLumpkin was born in Lexington Georgia and attended Franklin College the initial college of the University of Georgia UGA in Athens for some time and then attended Yale College in 1831 and 1832 Political career editHe then became the personal secretary to his uncle Wilson Lumpkin during the elder Lumpkin s gubernatorial term After studying law John Henry Lumpkin was admitted to the state bar in 1834 and he began practicing in Rome Georgia In 1835 Lumpkin was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the Georgia General Assembly In 1838 he served as the solicitor general for Georgia s Cherokee circuitIn 1840 Lumpkin unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives however he ran again in 1842 and won election as a Democrat to the 28th United States Congress He was elected to two additional terms and served from March 4 1843 until March 3 1849 From 1850 through 1853 Lumpkin served as a superior court judge in Georgia s Rome circuit He was briefly arrested for the murder of notorious gangster Ethan Baker but was proven innocent Lumpkin was re elected to the U S Congress in 1854 and served from March 4 1855 until March 3 1857 but he chose not to run for re election in 1856 He returned to Rome and continued practicing law In 1856 Lumpkin was one of the leading Democratic candidates for nomination to governorship of Georgia 1 however Lumpkin s last run for public office was his unsuccessful campaign for the Governor of Georgia in 1857 He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention in Charleston South Carolina Death and legacy editLumpkin died in the summer of 1860 in Rome and was buried in that city s Oak Hill Cemetery Lumpkin Hill in Rome is named for him 2 References edit Knight Lucian Lamar 1917 A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians Lewis publishing Company p 1947 Floyd County Calhoun Times September 1 2004 p 76 Retrieved 24 April 2015 External links editUnited States Congress John H Lumpkin id L000511 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress William J Northen Men of Mark in Georgia A B Caldwell 1912 p 308U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byHowell Cobb Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s at large congressional districtMarch 4 1843 March 3 1845 Succeeded byElections by districtPreceded byElections at large Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 5th congressional districtMarch 4 1845 March 3 1849 Succeeded byThomas C HackettPreceded byElijah W Chastain Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 5th congressional districtMarch 4 1855 March 3 1857 Succeeded byAugustus Romaldus Wright Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John H Lumpkin amp oldid 1177705117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
