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Edward Fenwick Tattnall (June 3, 1788 – November 21, 1832) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer.


Biography

Born in Savannah,
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in 1788, Tattnall was educated in
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. He was solicitor general from November 1816 until September 1817. He served in the
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in 1818 and 1819. Tattnall was elected as a
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from Georgia to the
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. He was reelected to the
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,
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and 20th
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es and served from March 4, 1821, until his resignation in 1827 before the start of the 20th Congress. Tattnall served as first captain of the Savannah Volunteer Guards. He died in Savannah on November 21, 1832, and was buried in that city's
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* * 1788 births 1832 deaths Members of the Georgia House of Representatives Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers Politicians from Savannah, Georgia Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) 19th-century American politicians {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub