George Outlaw (October 25, 1771 – August 15, 1825)Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Outlaw, George
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from

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in 1825. Outlaw, born near

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, in

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, was educated by private teachers and in the common schools. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits and was elected to the

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for a term in 1796 to 1797. He rose to the

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, serving in 1802 from 1806 to 1808 from 1810 to 1814, 1817, 1821, and 1822, where he was that body's speaker in 1812, 1813, and 1814. Following the resignation of Rep. Hutchins Burton, Outlaw was sent to the 18th U.S. Congress in a special election; he served for less than two months in Congress, from January 19, 1825, to March 3, 1825. Outlaw was defeated in his campaign for re-election by

Willis Alston Willis Alston Jr. (1769April 10, 1837) was a politician and slaveowner from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party and later a Jacksonian, he served as a US Representative in the 6th to the 13th Congresses (1799–1815) and ...

in a three-way race. Alston, who had served previously from 1799 to 1815, criticized Outlaw's vote for

William H. Crawford William Harris Crawford (February 24, 1772 – September 15, 1834) was an American politician and judge during the early 19th century. He served as US Secretary of War and US Secretary of the Treasury before he ran for US president in the 1824 ...

in the contingent presidential election of 1825. Outlaw's vote reflected the vote of the 2d Congressional District (which had voted Crawford 1,516 to Jackson 957), but the voters agreed with Alston and elected him over Outlaw by a 42-31% margin (with an Adams supporter winning 27%)

Afterwards, he resumed agricultural and mercantile pursuits and died in Windsor in 1825, where he is buried in his family cemetery. Outlaw was the cousin of Rep.

David Outlaw David Outlaw (September 14, 1806 – October 22, 1868) was a Whig U.S. Congressman representing the Albemarle district of North Carolina between 1847 and 1853. Born near Windsor, North Carolina in 1806, Outlaw attended private schools and acade ...

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