Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1983-84 - the Digital Library ...

Footnotes'Served until May 21,1792, election contested by James Jackson and by separate resolutions it was determined that neitherwas entitled to the seat.2Elected to fill vacancy caused by declaring the seat ofAnthony Wayne vacant and seated November 22,1792.'Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Milledge,seated December 6,1802.4 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of BenjaminTaliaferro, seated December 6,1802.'Seat declared vacant February 2, 1805, because he hadaccepted appointment as civil and military Governor of upperLouisiana Territory.'Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph Bryan,seated December 26,1806.'Served until December 24, 1805, succeeded by ThomasSpalding, who contested election.'Successfully contested election of Cowles Mead, seatedDecember 24,1805.'Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of ThomasSpalding, seated January 26,1807."•Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Howell Cobb,seated November 27,1812.1 ' Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William WyattBibb, seated February 7,1814.l2Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Alfred Cuthbert,seated January 23,1817."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Forsyth,seated February 18,1819.MElected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Thomas W.Cobb, seated February 7,1825."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John Forsyth,seated January 14,1828."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Edward Tattnall,seated December 3,1827; reelected to 21st Congress butfailed to signify his acceptance."Elected to fill vacancy caused by failure of George R. Gilmerto signify his acceptance, seated December 7,1829.18Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of WilsonLumpkin, seated January 21,1832."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George W. B.Towns, seated January 31,1837.^Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of WilliamSchley, seated December 7,1835.21 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John Coffee, seatedDecember 26,1836."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John W. A.Stanford, seated December 7,1835."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James C.Terrell, seated December 7, 1835.24Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James M.Wayne in preceding Congress, seated December 7, 1835."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Walter T.Colquitt, seated February 1, 1841.^Seated March 2,1842."Seated February 1,1842.28 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Richard W. Habersham,seated February 1,1843."Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John B. Lamar,seated December 4, 1843.^Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of John Millen, seatedFebruary 15,1844.31 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Mark A.Cooper, seated December 4, 1843."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Representative-elect Washington Poe on March 4,1845 before beginningof Congressional term, seated January 27,1846."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of ThomasButler King, seated March 4,1850.34 Resigned January 23, 1861 in written communicationaddressed to the Speaker."Qualified under Act of July 11,1868, seated January 23,1871."Qualified under Act of July 11,1868, seated February 9,1871;election unsuccessfully contested by Nelson Tift."Qualified under Act of July 11,1868, seated January 16,1871."Qualified under Act of July 2,1862, seated January 16,1871."Qualified under Act of July 11,1868, seated January 24,1871;election unsuccessfully contested by Thomas P. Beard.'"Election unsuccessfully contested by Virgil Hillyer.41 Election unsuccessfully contested by Nelson Tift.42 Elect ion to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas J. Speer,seated December 2, 1872.43Election unsuccessfully contested by Isham S. Fannin."Served until March 24, 1874; succeeded by Andrew Sloan.^Successfully contested the election of Morgan Rawls; seatedMarch 24,1874."Election unsuccessfully contested by Marion Bethune.47Elected to fill vacancy caused by Rep.-elect Ambrose R.Wright's death of December 21, 1872. Seated December 1,1873.^Elected to fill vacancy caused by Rep.-elect Garrett McMillan'sdeath of January 14, 1875. Seated December 6, 1875;resigned March 3,1877 before beginning of Forty-fifth Congress to go to U.S. Senate.49Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Julian Hartridge.Seated February 17,1879."Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rep.-electBenjamin H. Hill. Seated October 15,1877.91 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Alexander H.Stephens, seated December 4,1882."Election unsuccessfully contested by Thomas E. Watson."Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of his father, CharlesF. Crisp. Seated December 19,1896."Election unsuccessfully contested by William H. Felton."Resigned March 4,1895, subsequently elected to fill vacancycaused by his own resignation; seated December 2, 1895.Election unsuccessfully contested by Thomas E. Watson.^Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Rufus E. Lester,seated December 3,1906.174