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Richard Wylly Habersham

Dec 1786 – 2 Dec 1842

Birth	Dec 1786
Death	2 Dec 1842
Cemetery	Old Clarkesville Cemetery Clarkesville , Habersham County , Georgia , USA
Added by	Donna on 19 Jun 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7979905

Bio

US Congressman. Elected as a Whig to represent Georgia At-Large in the Twenty-Sixth and Twenty-Seventh Congresses, he served from 1839 until his death. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the nephew of Congressman John Habersham and Postmaster General Joseph Habersham (the namesake of Georgia's Habersham County). He graduated from Princeton College in 1810 and pursued a law career in his hometown until 1835, when he moved to Clarkesville. Habersham was a US attorney in the early 1820s and served briefly as Georgia Attorney General before his election to Congress. He died in Clarkesville. There is a cenotaph in his memory at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC.

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Family

Parents

• James Habersham Jr 1746–1799
• Esther Rebecca Wylly Habersham 1754–1808

Spouse

• Sarah Hazzard Elliott Habersham 1787–1854

Siblings

• Ester Wylly Habersham Elliott 1778–1836

Children

• Richard West Habersham 1812–1889
• Rev Barnard Elliott Habersham 1814–1899
• Catherine Elliott Habersham Milledge 1816–1904
• Dr Stephen Elliott Habersham 1821–1871
• Alexander Wylly Habersham 1826–1883
• Sarah Georgia Habersham 1854–1854

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