Micajah Thomas Hawkins (May 20, 1790 – December 22, 1858) was a

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from

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from 1831 to 1841. Born near

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in 1790, Hawkins attended Warrenton Academy and then the

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. A practicing farmer, Hawkins was first elected to the

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in 1819, serving again in 1820. From 1823 to 1827 he was a member of the

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, and also served in the

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, reaching the rank of

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. Hawkins was elected to the

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as a Jacksonian (later

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) in a special election to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Robert Potter. He was re-elected to four terms in Congress, serving from December 15, 1831, to March 3, 1841. He declined to run again in 1840 and returned to farming in North Carolina. After serving in Congress, Hawkins became involved again in North Carolina politics, serving in the state Senate in 1846 and as a member of the

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from 1854 to 1855. He died and was buried near Warrenton in 1858. Hawkins was the nephew of

Benjamin Hawkins Benjamin Hawkins (August 15, 1754June 6, 1816) was an American planter, statesman and a U.S. Indian agent He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite ...

and of

Nathaniel Macon Nathaniel Macon (December 17, 1757June 29, 1837) was an American politician who represented North Carolina in both houses of Congress. He was the fifth speaker of the House, serving from 1801 to 1807. He was a member of the United States House of ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkins, Micajah Thomas 1790 births 1858 deaths People from Warrenton, North Carolina Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Democratic Party North Carolina state senators Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 19th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina