Augustus Rhodes Sollers

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Augustus Rhodes Sollers (May 1, 1814 – November 26, 1862) was an American politician who represented the seventh congressional district of the state of Maryland from 1841 to 1843, and the sixth congressional district from 1853 to 1855. Hw was a member of the Whig Party (United States). He was born near Prince Frederick, Maryland and was admitted to the Bar in 1836. He served as a member of the State Constitutional Convention of 1851, which drafted and submitted the Maryland Constitution of 1851. He practiced law until his death in Prince Frederick, and is buried there at St. Paul’s Churchyard.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by: Daniel Jenifer	Representative of the 7th Congressional District of Maryland 1841—1843	Succeeded by: seat abolished
Preceded by: Joseph Stewart Cottman	Representative of the 6th Congressional District of Maryland 1853—1855	Succeeded by: Thomas Fielder Bowie