George Rockingham Gilmer (April 11, 1790 - November 16, 1859) was an American statesman and politician. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Georgia, the first from 1829 to 1831 and the second from 1837 to 1839. Colonial governors James Oglethorpe, Resident Trustee, 1733 - 1743 ( Oglethorpe County) William Stephens, He also served multiple terms in the United States House of Representatives. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Also of Note 4 Death and legacy 5 See also 6 References and external links

Early life

Gilmer was born near Lexington, Georgia, in what is present day Oglethorpe County (Wilkes County at the time of his birth). Lexington is a city in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. Oglethorpe County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Wilkes County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. He served as first lieutenant in the Forty-third Regiment, United States Infantry, from 1813 to 1815 in the campaign against the Creek during the War of 1812. The Creek War (1813&ndash1814 also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a Civil war within the Creek (Muscogee The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies He practiced law as a profession.

Political career

Gilmer's career consisted of multiple, alternating, elected positions at both the state and federal levels of government.

Gilmer was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1818, 1819, and 1824. The Georgia House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state Legislature) of Georgia

Gilmer was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives four times (1820, 1826, 1828 and 1832; however, he did not serve after the election in 1828 because he failed to accept the position within the legal timeframe to do so. The Governor of Georgia subsequently declared the House seat vacant and ordered a new election to fill the seat.

As governor, Gilmer initiated the prosecution of Cherokee missionary Samuel Austin Worcester for violation of a law requiring that all white persons residing within the Cherokee nation have a license from the governor and to swear an oath of allegiance to uphold the laws of Georgia. Worcester's arrest in 1831 and subsequent trial, for which he was convicted and sentenced to four years' hard labor, ultimately led to the United States Supreme Court decision Worcester v. Georgia which struck down the Georgia statute imposing Georgia law on the Cherokees as a violation of the Treaty of Hopewell. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Worcester v Georgia, 31 US (6 Pet 515 ( 1832) was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that Cherokee Native Americans See also Cherokee See also Chickasaw See also Choctaw The Treaty of Hopewell may refer to one of three different treaties

Also of Note

Additional facts of interest concerning George Gilmer:

• Trustee of the University of Georgia (1826-1857)
• Gilmer County, Georgia is named after him. The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the Gilmer County is a County located in the US state of Georgia.
• Georgia Presidential elector in 1836 and 1840
• Authored Sketches of Some of the First Settlers of Upper Georgia

Death and legacy

Gilmer died in 1859 in Lexington and is buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in the same city. The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States.

See also

References and external links

• George Rockingham Gilmer at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-04-28
• This Day in Georgia History:November 15, Ed Jackson and Charly Pou, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia
• Portrait and Bio at GeorgiaInfo.com

Preceded by Joel Crawford	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's At-large congressional district March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823	Succeeded by George Cary
Preceded by Edward F. Tattnall	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's At-large congressional district October 1, 1827 - March 3, 1829	Succeeded by James Moore Wayne
Preceded by John Forsyth	Governor of Georgia 1829 - 1831	Succeeded by Wilson Lumpkin
Preceded by Newly established seat from congressional apportionment	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's At-large congressional district March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835	Succeeded by Seaton Grantland
Preceded by William Schley	Governor of Georgia 1837 - 1839	Succeeded by Charles J. McDonald

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