Harry Cage
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Harry Cage was a U.S. Representative
from Mississippi
.
Born at Cages Bend of the Cumberland River, Sumner County, Tennessee
, Cage moved to Wilkinson County, Mississippi
, in early youth.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Woodville, Mississippi
.
He served as judge of the supreme court of Mississippi, from 1829 to 1832.
Cage was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835).
He retired from the practice of law and settled on Woodlawn plantation in the parish of Terrebonne, near the town of Houma, in Louisiana.
He died while on a visit to New Orleans, Louisiana
, in 1859.
He was interred in the cemetery of the Stewart family in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
.
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 Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
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Born at Cages Bend of the Cumberland River, Sumner County, Tennessee
Sumner County, Tennessee
Sumner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population was 130,449. Its county seat is Gallatin, but its largest town is Hendersonville...
, Cage moved to Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Wilkinson County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,312 people, 3,578 households, and 2,511 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile . There were 5,106 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...
, in early youth.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Woodville, Mississippi
Woodville, Mississippi
Woodville is a town in and the county seat of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,192 at the 2000 census.The Woodville Republican, a weekly newspaper founded in 1823, is the oldest surviving business in Mississippi.-Geography:Woodville is located at .According to...
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He served as judge of the supreme court of Mississippi, from 1829 to 1832.
Cage was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835).
He retired from the practice of law and settled on Woodlawn plantation in the parish of Terrebonne, near the town of Houma, in Louisiana.
He died while on a visit to New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, in 1859.
He was interred in the cemetery of the Stewart family in Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Wilkinson County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,312 people, 3,578 households, and 2,511 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile . There were 5,106 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile...
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