Albert Gallatin Hawes (April 1, 1804 – March 14, 1849) was a

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from

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, brother of

Richard Hawes Richard Hawes Jr. (February 6, 1797 – May 25, 1877) was a United States representative from Kentucky and the second Confederate Governor of Kentucky. He was part of the politically influential Hawes family. His brother, uncle, and cousin al ...

, nephew of

Aylett Hawes Aylett Hawes (April 21, 1768August 31, 1833) was a nineteenth-century doctor, politician, planter and slaveholder from Virginia. Early life and education Born in Culpeper County in the Colony of Virginia, Hawes received a private classical edu ...

, granduncle of Harry Bartow Hawes, and cousin of

Aylett Hawes Buckner Aylett Hawes Buckner (December 14, 1816 – February 5, 1894) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, nephew of Aylett Hawes and cousin of Richard Hawes and Albert Gallatin Hawes. Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Buckner attended Georgetow ...

. Born near

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Caroline County, Virginia Caroline County is a United States county located in the eastern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The northern boundary of the county borders on the Rappahannock River, notably at the historic town of Port Royal. The Caroline county sea ...

, Hawes moved to Kentucky in 1810 with his parents, who settled in Fayette County near Lexington. He pursued

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Transylvania University Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded in 1780 and was the first university in Kentucky. It offers 46 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern ...

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. He moved to Hancock County and settled near Hawesville. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was a slaveholder. Hawes was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second, Twenty-third, and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Twenty-second through Twenty-fourth Congresses). After his term in Congress, Hawes resumed agricultural pursuits. He moved to Daviess County and settled near

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and continued agricultural pursuits. He died near Yelvington, March 14, 1849. He was interred in the Hawes family burial ground on the Owensboro and Yelvington Road.

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* 1804 births 1849 deaths Transylvania University alumni People from Caroline County, Virginia Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky 19th-century American politicians Hawes family {{Kentucky-politician-stub