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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | Edward Hempstead |
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St. Louis, Missouri , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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June 02, 1780 |
| Died |
August 10, 1817
(37 years) |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | HEMPSTEAD, Edward, a Delegate from the Territory of Missouri; born in New London, Conn., June 3, 1780; pursued academic studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1801 and commenced practice in Rhode Island; moved to St. Louis, Mo. (then District of Louisiana), in 1805; attorney general of the Territory of Upper Louisiana 1809-1811; served in several expeditions against the Indians north of the Missouri River; member of the third Territorial general assembly in 1812 and served as speaker; elected as a Delegate to the Thirteenth Congress on November 9, 1812, and served until September 17, 1814; declined to be a candidate for renomination; was thrown from a horse August 4, 1817, which resulted in his death August 10, 1817, at St. Louis, Mo.; interment on Hempstead Farm, now a part of Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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