Albert Gallatin Hawes

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Albert Gallatin Hawes (April 1,1804 - March 14, 1849) was a Representative from Kentucky who served in the twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions of Congress.

Hawes was born in Caroline County, Virginia, near Bowling Green. He was brother to Richard Hawes, the second Confederate governor of Kentucky. In 1810, he moved with his parents to Kentucky, near Lexington (Fayette County). He attended Transylvania University, where he pursued a classical studies discipline. He later moved to Hancock County, settling near Hawesville, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was elected as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party to serve as a representative to Congress from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1837. During his tenure as U.S. Representative, he served as the chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department. Following his term as representative, he resumed his agricultural projects, moved near Yelvington in Daviess County. He died on March 14, 1849, and was buried at the Hawes family burial ground near Yelvington.^[1]

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1. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (Unknown). HAWES, Albert Gallatin - Biographical Information (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-06-28.