OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
George Edmund Badger
BORN:
April 17, 1795,
New Bern, North Carolina
DIED:
May 11, 1866 (age 71),
Raleigh, North Carolina
POLITICAL PARTY:
Whig
EDUCATION:
Attended Yale University (1810-1811)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1811:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in New Bern, NC
1816:
Member, North Carolina House of Commons
1820-1825:
Judge, North Carolina Superior Court
1841:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy
1846-1855:
U.S. Senator (Whig-NC)
1853:
Nominated by Millard Fillmore as a Supreme Court Justice (Not confirmed by the Senate)
RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. Navy
UVA Miller Center
NCPedia
Wikipedia