Stephen Alfestus Corker was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Georgia

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Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

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Born near Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County...

, Corker attended the common schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar

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 and commenced practice in Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County...

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He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He entered the Confederate States Army

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 in 1861, and served as captain of Company A, Third Georgia Regiment.
He resumed the practice of law in Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County...

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He served as member of the State house of representatives.

Corker was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Forty-first

41st United States Congress

-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President : Schuyler Colfax* President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James G. Blaine -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

 Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the House declaring Charles H. Prince

Charles H. Prince

Charles Henry Prince was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Buckfield, Maine, Prince attended local schools. After school he engaged in mercantile pursuits and was appointed postmaster in 1861...

 not entitled to the seat and served from December 22, 1870, to March 3, 1871.
He resumed the practice of law in Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County...

, and died there on October 18, 1879.
He was interred in the Old Cemetery, Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro, Georgia

Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,813 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County...

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