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Joab Lawler (June 12, 1796 – May 8, 1838) was a
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. He also served in the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate. Born in
Union County, North Carolina Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 238,267. Its county seat is Monroe. Union County is included in the Charlotte-Concord- Gastonia, NC- SC Metropolitan Statistical Ar ...
, Lawler moved with his father to Tennessee and in 1815 to Mississippi Territory. He attended public schools. He studied theology and was licensed to preach. In 1820, he moved to
Mardisville, Alabama Mardisville, also known as Jumpers Spring, is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. History The community was originally called Jumpers Spring, purportedly named after a local Creek Indian who lived in the area. ...
and pursued his ministerial duties. He served as member of the State House of Representatives 1826-1831. He served in the State Senate 1831 and 1832. He was the Receiver of Public Moneys for the Coosa land district 1832-1835 and served as treasurer of the
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public ...
1833-1836. Lawler was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He was re-elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1835, until his death in
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, on May 8, 1838. He was interred in the
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List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who killed themselves, while serving their terms between 1790 and 1899. For a list of members of Congress who were killed while in ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lawler, Joab 1796 births 1838 deaths Burials at the Congressional Cemetery Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama 19th-century American politicians Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama