Robert Pleasant Trippe (December 21, 1819 – July 22, 1900) was an American politician, lawyer and jurist from the state of

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Biography

Trippe was born near

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, and later moved with his family to an area near

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. He attended Randolph Macon College in

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, before graduating from Franklin College at the

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in 1839. While at Franklin College, he was a member of the

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. He then studied law, was admitted to the state bar in 1840 and began the practice of law in

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. In 1849, Trippe was elected to the

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and held that position until 1852 when he unsuccessfully ran for the

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. In 1854, he ran for the U.S. House again and was elected as an American Party candidate representing

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in the 34th United States Congress. He was re-elected to the 35th Congress. In 1858, Trippe did not seek re-election to the U.S. Congress. He was elected to the

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that year and was re-elected in 1860. He was also elected to the

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. During the

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, Trippe was in the

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from 1862 to 1865. After the war, he returned to practicing law. In 1873, he became an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and sat on that court until his resignation in 1875. He again returned to practicing of law in

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. On July 22, 1900, he died in Atlanta and was buried in Forsyth Cemetery in Forsyth.

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