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Governor of Mississippi. United States Senate. Retirement from politics. Family. References. Sources. Books. External links. George Poindexter (1779 – September 5, 1853) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge from Mississippi. Born in Virginia, he moved to the Mississippi Territory in 1802.
George Poindexter (1779 – 5 de septiembre de 1853) fue un político, abogado y juez estadounidense de Mississippi. Nacido en Virginia, se mudó al territorio de Mississippi en 1802. Se desempeñó como representante de los Estados Unidos en el estado recién admitido, fue elegido gobernador (1820-1822) y se desempeñó como senador de los ...
1779 - 1853. George Poindexter seemed a good candidate for romantic leanings. But romantic, said those who knew him, was not the word to describe his nature. As Mississippi Territory Attorney General, Poindexter was a young man on the rise in 1804. That year he wedded one of the most beautiful girls in Natchez country; 14-year-old Lydia Carter.
George Poindexter, Second Governor of Mississippi: 1820-1822 - 2003-12. by David Sansing / December 2003. Theme and Time Period. Governors and Senators. Native American. Joining the United States, 1799–1832. Cotton Kingdom, 1833–1865.
A contemporary historian wrote that the history of George Poindexter’s public career is “the history of the Territory and the State of Mississippi, so closely and prominently was he connected with everything that occurred.” Poindexter, who was born in Louisa County, Virginia, on 19 April 1779, received an irregular education even by the standards of […]
George Poindexter was born in 1779 in Virginia, where he was orphaned at an early age. He studied law but was obliged to begin his practice without completing his studies. In 1802 he migrated to the Mississippi Territory, soon after its administration was taken over by the United States, and opened a law office in Natchez.
Senator George Poindexter By EDWIN A. MILES Y 1830 GEORGE POINDEXTER HAD HELD ALMOST EVERY major political office within the power of the citizens of Missis-sippi to bestow. During territorial days he had served as legis-lator, attorney general, delegate to Congress, and delegate to the constitutional convention of 1817.1 Since statehood he had ...
