OVERVIEW:

BORN:
October 22, 1780;
Fredericksburg, Virginia

DIED:
October 21, 1841 (age 60)
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Princeton University (BA, 1799)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Democratic (1825–1841)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1802:
Admitted to the Bar
1808-1811:
Attorney General of Georgia
1813-1818:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (Democratic-Republican, GA)
1818-1819:
U.S. Senator (Democratic-Republican, GA)
1819-1823:
U.S. Minister to Spain
1823-1827:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives
1827-1829:
Governor of Georgia
1829-1834:
U.S. Senator (Jacksonian, GA)
1834-1841:
U.S. Secretary of State 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
Department of State
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Georgia Historical Society
UVA Miller Center

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