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Richard Wylly Habersham (December 1786 – December 2, 1842) was an American lawyer and politician from
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. From 1839 to 1842, he served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives until he died in office.


Biography

Habersham graduated from
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in 1810. He was appointed
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and served until his resignation in 1825.


Congress

Running as a Whig, he was elected as a representative from Georgia in the
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from 1839 to 1842 and died in office. He is interred at Old Cemetery in
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See also

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References

1786 births 1842 deaths Politicians from Savannah, Georgia Princeton University alumni United States attorneys for the District of Georgia Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves Habersham family 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub