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Marshall Johnson Wellborn (May 29, 1808 – October 16, 1874) was an American politician, lawyer and
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. Born near
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in 1808 and attended the
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(UGA) in
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. He studied law and was admitted to the state bar in 1826. He began practicing law in
Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee ...
, and was elected to the
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in 1833 and 1834. From 1838 through 1842, he was a Georgia superior court judge. Wellborn was elected in 1848 as a
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to represent Georgia's 2nd congressional district in the
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during the 31st Congress. After his congressional service, Wellborn became an ordained Baptist minister in 1864. He died in Columbus on October 16, 1874, and was buried in historic Oakland Cemetery in
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1808 births 1874 deaths Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers University of Georgia alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Putnam County, Georgia Politicians from Columbus, Georgia Burials at Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta) 19th-century American lawyers Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub