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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Ambrose H. Sevier |
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Little Rock, Arkansas , United States |
| Email | None |
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November 04, 1801
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| Died | December 31, 1848
(47 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | eddy 9_99
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| Info | SEVIER, Ambrose Hundley, (cousin of Henry Wharton Conway), a Delegate and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Greene County, Tenn., November 4, 1801; completed preparatory studies; moved to Missouri in 1820 and to Little Rock, Ark., in 1821; clerk of the Territorial house of representatives; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1823 and practiced; member, Territorial house of representatives 1823-1827, serving as speaker in 1827.
Delegate to U.S. House (D-AR Terry) 2/13/1828-6/15/1836.
U.S. Senate (D-AR) 9/18/1836-3/15/1848; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Twenty-ninth Congress; chairman, Committee on Indian Affairs (Twenty-sixth and Twenty-ninth Congresses), Committee on Foreign Relations (Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Congresses).
Minister to Mexico to negotiate the treaty of peace between that Republic and the United States 1848; died on his plantation near Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., December 31, 1848; interment in Mount Holly Cemetery, where the State erected a monument to his memory.
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