Alfred Iverson Sr.
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Alfred Iverson Sr. | |
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Georgia Senate | |
| In office 1843-1844 | |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1827-1830 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1798 Liberty County, Georgia |
| Died | March 4, 1873 (aged 74) Macon, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Holt Julia Frances Forsyth |
Alfred Iverson Sr. (December 3, 1798 – March 4, 1873) was a
.Early life
Born in Liberty County, he attended private schools and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1820. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in Clinton, a community in Jones County, Georgia.
Political life
He was a member of the
Iverson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). From 1850 to 1854 he again served as judge of the State superior court, and was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1855, to January 28, 1861, when he withdrew. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Claims (Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses). While a senator, he repudiated
Death and legacy
After leaving the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Columbus until 1868, when he purchased a plantation in
His son Alfred Iverson Jr. was a Confederate general in the American Civil War.
References
- ^ Iverson, Alfred (1860). Speech of Hon. Alfred Iverson, of Georgia, on our territorial policy : delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 9, 1860. Washington: Congressional Globe Office. p. 3. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
popular sovereignty .
- ^ Goodheart, Adam (Jan 27, 2011). "The South Rises Again – and Again, and Again". New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 Jan 2011.
- ^ "A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875". Congressional Globe, Senate, 36th Congress, 2nd Session. Library of Congress. 1861. p. 589. Retrieved 28 Jan 2011. (text of farewell speech)
Other sources
- United States Congress. "Alfred Iverson Sr. (id: I000049)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: Iverson family papers, 1821-1928
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