Cowles Mead
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Cowles Mead was a United States Representative from Georgia
. He was born in Virginia
. He received an English
education and then became a private practice lawyer
.
Mead had a controversial stay in the United States Congress
. He presented credentials as a Member-elect to the 9th United States Congress
(March 4, 1805 - December 24, 1805), but was replaced by Thomas Spalding
, who contested his election. He then served as Secretary of the Mississippi Territory
, 1806–1807; Acting Governor of Mississippi, 1806–1807; and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
, 1807 and 1822-1823. He was unsuccessful candidate for election to the 13th United States Congress
in 1812. He was a delegate to the first constitutional convention of Mississippi in 1817. He was unsuccessful candidate for election to the 16th United States Congress
in 1818. He served in the Mississippi Senate, 1821. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of Mississippi in 1825. He died in 1844 on his plantation, Greenwood, in Hinds County, Mississippi
. He was buried on his estate.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. He was born in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. He received an English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
education and then became a private practice lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
.
Mead had a controversial stay in the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
. He presented credentials as a Member-elect to the 9th United States Congress
9th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Nathaniel Macon -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
(March 4, 1805 - December 24, 1805), but was replaced by Thomas Spalding
Thomas Spalding
Thomas Spalding was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was born in Frederica, St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. He attended the common schools of Georgia and Florida and a private school in Massachusetts. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1795, but did not practice...
, who contested his election. He then served as Secretary of the Mississippi Territory
Mississippi Territory
The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Mississippi....
, 1806–1807; Acting Governor of Mississippi, 1806–1807; and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi House of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi....
, 1807 and 1822-1823. He was unsuccessful candidate for election to the 13th United States Congress
13th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...
in 1812. He was a delegate to the first constitutional convention of Mississippi in 1817. He was unsuccessful candidate for election to the 16th United States Congress
16th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...
in 1818. He served in the Mississippi Senate, 1821. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of Mississippi in 1825. He died in 1844 on his plantation, Greenwood, in Hinds County, Mississippi
Hinds County, Mississippi
As of the census of 2000, there were 250,800 people, 91,030 households, and 62,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 288 people per square mile . There were 100,287 housing units at an average density of 115 per square mile...
. He was buried on his estate.