Wilson Lumpkin

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Wilson Lumpkin was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Georgia and a U.S. congressman, known for his role in the state's early development and politics.

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instanceOf American politician
human
burialPlace Oconee Hill Cemetery
child Martha Lumpkin Compton
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1783-01-14
dateOfDeath 1870-12-28
educatedAt common schools in Virginia and Georgia
electedIn 1826 United States House of Representatives elections
1828 United States House of Representatives elections
1831 Georgia gubernatorial election
1833 Georgia gubernatorial election
ethnicGroup Whites
surface form: White American
familyName Lumpkin
givenName Wilson
hasRelative Joseph Henry Lumpkin
Lumpkin family
surface form: Lumpkin family of Georgia
ideology Jacksonian democracy
knownFor early development of Georgia’s infrastructure
role in Cherokee removal from Georgia
languageSpoken English
livedIn Athens, Georgia
Oglethorpe County, Georgia NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Democratic-Republican Party
namesake Lumpkin, Georgia
surface form: City of Lumpkin, Georgia

Lumpkin County, Georgia NERFINISHED
notableWork advocacy of Indian Removal policies in Georgia
support for expansion of railroads in Georgia
occupation lawyer
politician
opposedBy Cherokee Nation leadership
participatedIn United States politics in the Jacksonian era
placeOfBirth Pittsylvania County, Virginia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Athens, Georgia
positionHeld Governor of Georgia
Member of the United States House of Representatives
United States Senator
religion Baptist
represented Georgia
residence Georgia
servedIn Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia State Senate
sexOrGender male
spouse Elizabeth Walker Lumpkin
supportedBy pro-removal factions in Georgia politics
termEnd Governor of Georgia term 1835
termStart Governor of Georgia term 1831

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Lumpkin County, Georgia namedAfter Wilson Lumpkin
Lumpkin County namedAfter Wilson Lumpkin