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Robert Stell Heflin

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Robert Stell Heflin

Birth
Madison, Morgan County, Georgia, USA
Death
24 Jan 1901 (aged 85)
Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, USA
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Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. After serving in the Georgia Militia during the Creek Indian Wars in 1836, he was a clerk of the superior court of Fayette County, Georgia, (1836-40). He studied law, was admitted to the bar, practiced law in Fayetteville, Georgia and served in the Georgia State Senate, (1840-41). Moving to Alabama, in 1844, he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, (1849, 60), served in the Alabama State Senate in 1860 and judge of probate for Randolph County, (1865-66). In 1869, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress, serving until 1871. After leaving Congress, he with other gold speculators, invested in the search for gold in east Alabama, with little results.
U.S. Congressman. After serving in the Georgia Militia during the Creek Indian Wars in 1836, he was a clerk of the superior court of Fayette County, Georgia, (1836-40). He studied law, was admitted to the bar, practiced law in Fayetteville, Georgia and served in the Georgia State Senate, (1840-41). Moving to Alabama, in 1844, he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, (1849, 60), served in the Alabama State Senate in 1860 and judge of probate for Randolph County, (1865-66). In 1869, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress, serving until 1871. After leaving Congress, he with other gold speculators, invested in the search for gold in east Alabama, with little results.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7420287/robert_stell-heflin: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Stell Heflin (15 Apr 1815–24 Jan 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7420287, citing Wedowee Masonic Cemetery, Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.