Julius W. Blackwell
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Julius W. Blackwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
that represented fourth and third districts of Tennessee
in the United States House of Representatives
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in 1797 and attended the public schools. He moved to Tennessee and settled in Athens
, McMinn County. He was elected as a Democrat
by the fourth district to the Twenty-sixth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1839 to March 3, 1841. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-seventh Congress in 1840.
After the number of electoral district
s Tennessee held had been reduced and reapportioned, he was elected by Tennessee's third district to the Twenty-eighth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-ninth Congress in 1844.
United States House of Representatives
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that represented fourth and third districts 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...
in 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...
.
Biography
He was born in VirginiaVirginia
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...
in 1797 and attended the public schools. He moved to Tennessee and settled in Athens
Athens, Tennessee
Athens is a city in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of McMinn County and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens Combined Statistical Area. The population was 13,220 at the 2000...
, McMinn County. He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
by the fourth district to the Twenty-sixth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1839 to March 3, 1841. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-seventh Congress in 1840.
After the number of electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
s Tennessee held had been reduced and reapportioned, he was elected by Tennessee's third district to the Twenty-eighth Congress, which lasted from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the Twenty-ninth Congress in 1844.