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| Affiliation | American |
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| Name | William A. Lake |
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Vicksburg, Mississippi , United States |
| Email | None |
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January 06, 1808
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| Died | October 15, 1861
(53 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | LAKE, William Augustus, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., January 6, 1808; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, in 1827; member of the Maryland house of delegates in 1831; moved to Vicksburg, Miss.; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Vicksburg, Miss.; member of the State senate in 1848; elected as an American Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress; served in the State house of representatives 1859-1861; resumed the practice of law; was a candidate for the Confederate Congress in 1861 and, during the canvass was killed in a duel by his opponent, Colonel Chambers, of Mississippi, October 15, 1861, at Hopefield, Ark., opposite Memphis, Tenn.; interment in the City Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
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