Edward Isaac Golladay
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Edward Isaac Golladay was an American
politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
for the Fifth congressional district|5th congressional district]] of Tennessee
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in Wilson County on September 9, 1830. He attended the common schools and graduated from the literary department of Cumberland University
at Lebanon, Tennessee in 1848, and from Cumberland School of Law
in 1849. He was admitted to the bar
in 1849 and commenced practice in Lebanon.
He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
in 1857 and 1858. He was a presidential elector on the Constitutional-Union
ticket of Bell
and Everett
in 1860. He served in the Confederate Army as a colonel
during the entire Civil War
. He was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-second Congress, serving from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon and Nashville
. He died in Columbia
, South Carolina
while on a visit to his daughter, on July 11, 1897. He was interred
in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon. His brother, Jacob Golladay
, was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky
.
United States
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politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for the Fifth congressional district|5th congressional district]] of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
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Biography
He was born in Lebanon, TennesseeLebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
in Wilson County on September 9, 1830. He attended the common schools and graduated from the literary department of Cumberland University
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...
at Lebanon, Tennessee in 1848, and from Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law is an ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. The 11th oldest law school in the United States, it is 160 years old and has more than 11,000 graduates. Its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices; Nobel Peace Prize recipient...
in 1849. He was admitted to the bar
Bar association
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in 1849 and commenced practice in Lebanon.
He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional requirements:...
in 1857 and 1858. He was a presidential elector on the Constitutional-Union
Constitutional Union Party (United States)
The Constitutional Union Party was a political party in the United States created in 1860. It was made up of conservative former Whigs who wanted to avoid disunion over the slavery issue...
ticket of Bell
John Bell (Tennessee politician)
John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig...
and Everett
Edward Everett
Edward Everett was an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State...
in 1860. He served in the Confederate Army as a colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
during the entire Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-second Congress, serving from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1872 to the Forty-third Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Lebanon and Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. He died in Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
while on a visit to his daughter, on July 11, 1897. He was interred
Burial
Burial is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.-History:...
in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon. His brother, Jacob Golladay
Jacob Golladay
Jacob Shall Golladay was a 19th century politician from Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate, followed by two terms as a United States Representative for the 3rd congressional district....
, was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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