Hansford Dade Duncan Twiggs
Hansford Dade Duncan Twiggs | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives (Richmond County) | |
| In office 1880–1881 | |
| Judge of the Superior Courts of the Middle District | |
| In office 1870–1873 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 25, 1837 Barnwell, South Carolina |
| Died | March 25, 1917 (aged 80) Savannah, Georgia |
| Resting place | Augusta, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lucie E. Wilkins, Cornelia Dennis Harrison |
| Relations | Sarah Lowe Twiggs (sister) |
| Children | David Emanuel Twiggs, Joseph Wilkins Twiggs, Herschel Twiggs, and Hattie Twiggs |
| Residence(s) | Savannah, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Georgia Military Institute, University of Pennsylvania, University of Georgia |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Hansford Dade Duncan Twiggs (March 25, 1837 – March 25, 1917) was a Georgia attorney, Democratic politician, judge, and Confederate military officer during the American Civil War. He was a great-grandson of American Revolutionary War general John Twiggs. He died in Savannah, Georgia on his 80th birthday and was buried in the Summerville Cemetery in Augusta, Georgia.
References
[edit]- Ghost Fry - Trials and Tribulations: The Life of Judge H.D.D. Twiggs, Part One
- Hansford Dade Duncan Twiggs - Men of Mark in Georgia - Volume 6
- Ghost Fry - Trials and Tribulations: The Life of Judge H.D.D. Twiggs, Part Four
- Ghost Fry - Trials and Tribulations: The Life of Judge H.D.D. Twiggs, Part Six
- H.D.D. Twiggs Obituary - Confederate Veteran Magazine - Confederate Veteran, Volume 25, Issue 7 - p. 327
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