Edmund Deberry
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Edmund Deberry was a U.S. Congressman
from North Carolina
, from 1829 to 1831, from 1833 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1851.
Born in Lawrenceville, North Carolina in Montgomery County
, Deberry attended schools at High Shoals, then engaged in agricultural pursuits and also in the operation of cotton and flour mills.
He was a member of the North Carolina State Senate 1806–1811, 1813, 1814, 1820, 1821, and 1826-1828 and served as a justice of the peace
. He was elected to the 21st United States Congress
(March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831) as an Anti-Jacksonian, was defeated for reelection in 1830. He ran again as a Whig in 1832 and served in the to the 23rd
through the 28th
Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1845), becoming chairman of the Agriculture Committee. He did not run in 1844 but was elected to one final term in the 31st Congress
(March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851) after which he retired from politics.
Deberry resumed his former agricultural and business pursuits and died at his home in Pee Dee Township, Montgomery County, North Carolina, in 1859. He is interred in the family cemetery on his plantation near Mount Gilead.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, from 1829 to 1831, from 1833 to 1845 and from 1849 to 1851.
Born in Lawrenceville, North Carolina in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 26,822 people, 9,848 households, and 7,189 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile . There were 14,145 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
, Deberry attended schools at High Shoals, then engaged in agricultural pursuits and also in the operation of cotton and flour mills.
He was a member of the North Carolina State Senate 1806–1811, 1813, 1814, 1820, 1821, and 1826-1828 and served as a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
. He was elected to the 21st United States Congress
21st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
(March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831) as an Anti-Jacksonian, was defeated for reelection in 1830. He ran again as a Whig in 1832 and served in the to the 23rd
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
through the 28th
28th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida .- Senate :*President: Vacant...
Congresses (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1845), becoming chairman of the Agriculture Committee. He did not run in 1844 but was elected to one final term in the 31st Congress
31st United States Congress
The Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months...
(March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851) after which he retired from politics.
Deberry resumed his former agricultural and business pursuits and died at his home in Pee Dee Township, Montgomery County, North Carolina, in 1859. He is interred in the family cemetery on his plantation near Mount Gilead.