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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Thomas H. Averett |
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Halifax Court House, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 10, 1800
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| Died | June 30, 1855
(54 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | AVERETT, Thomas Hamlet, a Representative from Virginia; born near Halifax, Halifax County, Va., July 10, 1800; attended the common schools; served as a drummer boy in the War of 1812; studied medicine; was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., and practiced in Halifax and the adjacent counties; served in the State senate in 1848 and 1849; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1852; resumed the practice of medicine in Halifax County; died near Halifax Court House, Va., June 30, 1855; interment in the family burial ground near Halifax Court House, Va.
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