Charles Eaton Haynes (April 15, 1784 – August 29, 1841) was an American politician and physician.
Early years and education
Haynes was born in
Brunswick,
Virginia
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, in
Mecklenburg County in 1784, Haynes graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, and practiced medicine.
Political career
Haynes was elected as a
Jacksonian Representative
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of
Georgia
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to the
19th,
20th and
21st United States Congress
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es and served from March 4, 1825, until March 3, 1831. He lost his bid for reelection in 1830 to the
22nd Congress and ran another unsuccessful campaign for the
23rd Congress.
Haynes returned to the U.S. Congress as a Jacksonian after winning election to the
24th Congress and reelection to that seat for the
25th Congress
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. His return to Congress spanned from March 4, 1835, until March 3, 1839.
Death and legacy
Haynes died on August 29, 1841 and was buried in
Sparta, Georgia
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History
Sparta was founded in 1795 in the new ...
.
References
External links
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Emory University
Charles Eaton Haynes papers, 1827-1838
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1784 births
1841 deaths
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
19th-century American physicians
People from Mecklenburg County, Virginia
People from Sparta, Georgia
Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
19th-century American politicians