George Sydney Hawkins
| George Sydney Hawkins | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's at-large district | |
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In office March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Augustus Maxwell |
| Succeeded by | Charles M. Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1808 Kingston, New York |
| Died |
March 15, 1878 (aged 69–70) Marianna, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
George Sydney Hawkins (1808 – March 15, 1878) was a US Representative from Florida. Born in Kingston, Ulster County, New York; attended the common schools and was graduated from Columbia University, New York City; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Florida and settled in Pensacola, Florida; served as captain in the Indian war of 1837; member of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida; appointed district attorney in 1841; appointed United States district attorney for the Apalachicola district in Florida in 1842; associate justice of the Florida Supreme Court 1846-1850; elected judge of the circuit court in January 1851; member of the Florida House of Representatives; served in the Florida State Senate; collector of customs for the port of Apalachicola; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1857, to January 21, 1861, when he withdrew; judge of the district court under the Confederate Government 1862-1865; commissioned by the legislation of 1877 to prepare a digest of the State laws of Florida; died in Marianna, Florida; interment in St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Augustus Maxwell |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's at-large congressional district 1857 – 1861 |
Succeeded by Charles Memorial Hamilton |
- United States Congress. "George Sydney Hawkins (id: H000369)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
