| 词条 | Tomlinson Fort (congressman) |
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|name = Tomlinson Fort |image = TomlinsonFort.jpg |alt = |state1 = Georgia |district1 = 6th |term_start1 = March 4, 1827 |term_end1 = March 3, 1829 |predecessor1= district created |successor1 = Howell Cobb |office2 = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives |term2 = 1818-1826 |birth_date = {{Birth date|1787|07|14}} |birth_place = Warrenton, Georgia |death_date = {{Death date and age|1859|05|11|1787|07|14}} |death_place = Milledgeville, Georgia |resting_place = City Cemetery |party = Jacksonian |occupation = Physician, Banker |allegiance = {{US}} |branch = |serviceyears = |rank = Captain |unit = |commands = |battles = War of 1812 |awards = }} Tomlinson Fort (July 14, 1787 – May 11, 1859) was a doctor, politician, and banker in the state of Georgia during the first half of the Nineteenth Century. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and United States House of Representatives from Georgia. Early years and educationFort was born in Warrenton, Georgia on July 14, 1787.[1] He completed preparatory studies and then embarked on the study of medicine. In 1809, he received one term of medical training at the Philadelphia Medical College, and commenced practice in 1810. It was a medical career which eventually spanned four decades.[1] Shortly after taking up the practice of medicine, during the War of 1812, Fort enlisted in a volunteer company of Georgia Militia, and was elected captain. Political careerFort was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for four terms, from 1818-1826.[2] During his tenure in the State Legislature, he was instrumental in the formation of the Medical College of Georgia, and the state lunatic asylum in Milledgeville.[1] He was elected as a Jacksonian candidate to the 20th United States Congress and served on term from March 4, 1827 to March 3, 1829.[3] Later yearsHe resumed the practice of medicine in Milledgeville, Georgia. He was president of the Central Bank of Georgia for almost a decade, during which time he helped finance construction of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.[1] Tomlinson Fort died on May 11, 1859 in Milledgeville. He is buried in the City Cemetery. References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=This Day in Georgia History - July 14, 1787|publisher=Digital Library of Georgia - New Georgia Encyclopedia|url=http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/thisday/gahistory/07/14/tomlinson-fort-born|date=|accessdate=May 15, 2018}} {{CongBio|F000289}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Georgia's Official Register 1967-1968|publisher=State of Georgia - Department of Archives and History|url=http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1967.pdf|page=1266|date=|accessdate=May 15, 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Georgia's Official Register 1967-1968|publisher=State of Georgia - Department of Archives and History|url=http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1967.pdf|page=929|date=|accessdate=May 15, 2018}}
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| state = Georgia | district = AL | before= George Cary | after= Henry Graybill Lamar | years= March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 }}{{S-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fort, Tomlinson}} 13 : 1787 births|1859 deaths|People from Warrenton, Georgia|Physicians from Georgia (U.S. state)|People from Georgia (U.S. state) in the War of 1812|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)|Members of the Georgia House of Representatives|Georgia (U.S. state) Jacksonians|Burials at Memory Hill Cemetery|Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives|People from Milledgeville, Georgia|American slave owners|19th-century American politicians |
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