Hugh A. Haralson
Hugh Anderson Haralson (November 13, 1805 – September 25, 1854) was an American farmer, lawyer and politician based in Lagrange, Georgia. He graduated from Franklin College of Arts and Sciences (University of Georgia).[1] He served in the state legislature from 1831 to 1832 and the state senate from 1837 to 1838.[2] He was commissioned as a major general in the Georgia Militia, 9th Division, in 1838.[3] He represented Georgia in the U.S. Congress from 1843 to 1851. He was the father-in-law of the famous Confederate General John Gordon.
Tributes
Hugh A. Haralson is the namesake of Haralson County, Georgia and the city of Haralson, Georgia in Coweta County.[4]
Notes
- ^ Smith, p. 299
- ^ Smith, p. 299
- ^ Smith, p. 299
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 149.
References
- United States Congress. "Hugh A. Haralson (id: H000178)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Smith, Gordon Burns, History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861, Volume One, Campaigns and Generals, Boyd Publishing, 2000.
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