George Booth Cary | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Francis E. Rives |
| Succeeded by | George Dromgoole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1811 Bonny Doon, Courtland, Virginia |
| Died | March 5, 1850 (aged 38–39) Bethlehem, Virginia |
| Resting place | Bonny Doon, Courtland, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | lawyer |
George Booth Cary (1811 – March 5, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Biography[edit]
Born at his family estate, Bonny Doon, near Courtland, Virginia, Cary received a liberal education. He engaged in planting.
Cary was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He then resumed his agricultural pursuits. He died in Bethlehem, Virginia, March 5, 1850, and was interred in the family cemetery on Bonny Doon.
1841 election[edit]
Cary was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 56.52% of the vote, defeating an Independent identified only as Collier.
Sources[edit]
- United States Congress. "George B. Cary (id: C000213)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd congressional district | ||
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