Thomas Spalding
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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. He engaged extensively in agricultural pursuits.
Spalding served as a member of the state constitutional convention in 1798. He was a member of the Georgia Senate
in 1799. After traveling for 18 months in England and France, he moved to McIntosh County, Georgia
, in 1803 and then again served in the Georgia Senate
. He successfully contested as a Republican
the election of Cowles Mead
to the Ninth Congress and served from December 24, 1805, until his resignation in 1806. He served as a trustee of the McIntosh County Academy in 1807 and was one of the founders of the Bank of Darien and of the branch in Milledgeville, Georgia
, and president for many years.
Spalding, who, according to the New Georgia Encyclopedia owned 350 slaves, engaged in the planting of Sea Island Cotton, residing on Sapelo Island, Georgia. He was a commissioner on the part of the State of Georgia to determine the boundary line between Georgia and the Territory of Florida in 1826. He was a commissioner from the United States of America to Bermuda
to negotiate relative to property taken or destroyed in the South by the British
in the War of 1812
. He was a president of the convention at Milledgeville, Georgia
in 1850 which resolved that the State of Georgia would resist any act of Congress abolishing slavery
and died, while en route home, at the residence of his son, near Darien, Georgia
, in 1851. He was buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery.
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 Frederica, St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia
Glynn County, Georgia
Glynn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 67,568. The 2008 Census Estimate showed a population of 75,884...
. He attended the common schools of Georgia and Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
and a private school in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He studied law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
and was admitted to the bar in 1795, but did not practice. He engaged extensively in agricultural pursuits.
Spalding served as a member of the state constitutional convention in 1798. He was a member of the Georgia Senate
Georgia Senate
The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly .-Composition:According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to be composed of no more than 56 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 56 members...
in 1799. After traveling for 18 months in England and France, he moved to McIntosh County, Georgia
McIntosh County, Georgia
McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Brunswick, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of McIntosh, Glynn, and Brantley counties. As of 2010, the population is 14,333. The county seat is Darien.-History:McIntosh County was split...
, in 1803 and then again served in the Georgia Senate
Georgia Senate
The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly .-Composition:According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to be composed of no more than 56 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 56 members...
. He successfully contested as a Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
the election of Cowles Mead
Cowles Mead
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....
to the Ninth Congress and served from December 24, 1805, until his resignation in 1806. He served as a trustee of the McIntosh County Academy in 1807 and was one of the founders of the Bank of Darien and of the branch in Milledgeville, Georgia
Milledgeville, Georgia
Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon, located just before Eatonton on the way to Athens along U.S. Highway 441, and it is located on the Oconee River. The relatively rapid current of the Oconee here made this an...
, and president for many years.
Spalding, who, according to the New Georgia Encyclopedia owned 350 slaves, engaged in the planting of Sea Island Cotton, residing on Sapelo Island, Georgia. He was a commissioner on the part of the State of Georgia to determine the boundary line between Georgia and the Territory of Florida in 1826. He was a commissioner from the United States of America to Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
to negotiate relative to property taken or destroyed in the South by the British
British North America
British North America is a historical term. It consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of American independence in 1783.At the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775 the British...
in the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
. He was a president of the convention at Milledgeville, Georgia
Milledgeville, Georgia
Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon, located just before Eatonton on the way to Athens along U.S. Highway 441, and it is located on the Oconee River. The relatively rapid current of the Oconee here made this an...
in 1850 which resolved that the State of Georgia would resist any act of Congress abolishing slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
and died, while en route home, at the residence of his son, near Darien, Georgia
Darien, Georgia
Darien is a city in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies on Georgia's coast at the mouth of the Altamaha River about 50 miles south of Savannah, and is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Darien was 1,719 at the 2000 census. The city is the...
, in 1851. He was buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery.