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William Henry Haywood Jr. (October 23, 1801October 7, 1852) was a Democratic
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from the state of
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between 1843 and 1846. Born in
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to a prominent family, Haywood attended the Raleigh Male Academy and graduated from the
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in 1819. Haywood became the first clerk of the vestry of Raleigh's Christ Church (Episcopal) in 1821.Christ Church Raleigh History
/ref> He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in Raleigh. He was a member of the North Carolina State House of Commons (1831 and 1834–1836), serving as
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the last year. President Martin Van Buren appointed him Chargé d'Affaires to Belgium, but he declined the position. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1843, until July 25, 1846, when he refused to be instructed by the state legislature on a
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question and resigned. At the time of his resignation, he was chairman of the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on the District of Columbia. The North Carolina legislature elected Whig
George Edmund Badger George Edmund Badger (April 17, 1795May 11, 1866) was a slave owner and Whig U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina. Early life Badger was born on April 17, 1795, in New Bern, North Carolina. He attended Yale College (where he was a ...
to replace Haywood in the Senate. He resumed the practice of law in Raleigh, where he died on October 7, 1852 and was buried in the Old City Cemetery.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haywood, William Henry Jr. 1801 births 1852 deaths Politicians from Raleigh, North Carolina Haywood family American Episcopalians Democratic Party United States senators from North Carolina Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives 19th-century American politicians University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni Burials at City Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina)