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Preceded by
  
William Lucas

Role
  
Politician

Political party
  
Party
  
Democratic Party


Profession
  
Politician, Lawyer

Succeeded by
  
Name
  
Henry Bedinger

Resigned
  
March 4, 1849

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Born
  
February 3, 1812Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), US (
1812-02-03
)

Died
  
November 26, 1858, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States

Spouse
  
Caroline Lawrence, Margaret Rust

Henry Bedinger III (February 3, 1812 – November 26, 1858) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and diplomat from Virginia. He was the nephew of George Michael Bedinger.

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Biography

Born near Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), Bedinger attended the common schools as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1832, commencing practice in Shepherdstown. He moved to Charlestown, Virginia and continued practicing law their before being elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1844, serving from 1845 to 1849. After being unsuccessful for reelection, Bedinger resumed practicing law. He was appointed by President Franklin Pierce Chargé d'Affaires and later Minister to Denmark, serving from 1853 to 1858. He died of pneumonia a few month after his resignation in Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia) on November 26, 1858 and was interred there in Elmwood Cemetery.

References

Henry Bedinger Wikipedia


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