Roger Lawson Gamble (1787 – December 20, 1847) was a

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and lawyer from

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. Born near

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, in 1787, Gamble studied law, was admitted to the state bar in 1815 and began practicing law in Louisville. He was an officer in the

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. Gamble served in the

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in 1814 and 1815. Gamble was elected in 1832 as a Jacksonian to the

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and served one term from March 4, 1833, until March 3, 1835, as he unsuccessfully ran for reelection in 1834. He was elected to the U.S. House again as a Whig to represent Georgia in the 27th U.S. Congress and served one term from March 4, 1841, until March 3, 1843, as his lost his reelection bid for a second term in that seat in 1842. From 1845 to 1847, Gamble served as a judge of the superior court of Georgia. He died in

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, on December 20, 1847, and was buried in Old Capitol Cemetery in Louisville.

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