George Tankard Garrison
George Tankard Garrison | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
Preceded by | Richard L. T. Beale |
Succeeded by | Robert M. Mayo |
In office March 20, 1884 – March 3, 1885 | |
Preceded by | Robert M. Mayo |
Succeeded by | Thomas Croxton |
Member of the Virginia Senate from Accomack and Northampton Counties | |
In office 1863 – 1865 | |
Preceded by | Oswald Finney |
Succeeded by | Samuel Powell |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Accomack County | |
In office 1862 – 1863 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Watson |
Succeeded by | Thomas Parramore |
Personal details | |
Born | Accomack County, Virginia | January 14, 1835
Died | November 14, 1889 Accomac, Virginia | (aged 54)
Resting place | Edge Hill Cemetery[1] Accomac, Virginia |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Charlotte Ailworth[2] |
Alma mater | Dickinson College University of Virginia |
Occupation | Attorney |
Military service | |
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Rank | Private |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
George Tankard Garrison (January 14, 1835 – November 14, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Early life and education
Born in Accomack County, Virginia, Garrison was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1853 and from the law department of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1857.
Career
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Accomac. He served as a private in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates during the period 1861–1863. He served in the Senate of Virginia in the years 1863–1865. He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Garrison was elected judge of the eighth Virginia circuit in 1870 and subsequently judge of the seventeenth circuit.
Garrison was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). He successfully contested the election of Robert M. Mayo to the Forty-eighth Congress and served from March 20, 1884, to March 3, 1885. He resumed the practice of law.
Later life and death
Garrison was elected judge of the county court of Accomack County, Virginia. He died at Accomac, Virginia, November 14, 1889. He was interred in Edge Hill Cemetery.
Elections
- 1880; Garrison was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 48.17% of the vote, defeating Republican John W. Woltz and Readjuster John Critcher.
- 1882; Garrison initially lost re-election to Readjuster Robert Murphy Mayo by one vote. The result of the race was contested and Garrison was seated in the House for a second term.
Notes
- ^ "George Tankard Garrison". Find A Grave. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "George Tankard Garrison". Dickinson College. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
Sources
- United States Congress. "George Tankard Garrison (id: G000084)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1835 births
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- Virginia lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- Democratic Party Virginia state senators
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