Augustus Holmes Kenan (April 21, 1805 – June 2, 1870) was an American politician who served as the Confederate States Congress Representative from

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's 4th congressional district from 1862 to 1864. He was renowned for heroism in the

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, leveraging his acclaim to win seats in both houses of the

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. He was a delegate to the Georgia Secession Convention and was elected by that body, Deputy to the

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Biography

Augustus H. Kenan was born April 21, 1805, in

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. He was a lawyer by trade; residing in Milledgeville and Baldwin County his entire life. He was renowned as an able criminal lawyer of his era. Kenan married Henrietta G. Alston but was later divorced from her and remarried to Sarah Barnes of Baldwin County. They had five children of the marriage: Thomas Holmes, Lewis Holmes, Michael Johnston, Owen Tom, and Livingston. Kenan served in the

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and state

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. He represented Georgia in the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862 and the 1st Confederate States Congress from 1862 to 1864, losing reelection to

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. Kenan died on June 2, 1870, and

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* 1805 births 1870 deaths 19th-century American politicians Burials at Memory Hill Cemetery Confederate States of America senators Deputies and delegates to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Members of the Georgia House of Representatives Signers of the Confederate States Constitution Signers of the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States Signers of the Georgia Ordinance of Secession {{georgiaUS-politician-stub

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