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Joseph H. Hawkins | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky | |
| In office March 29, 1814 – March 3, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Clay |
| Succeeded by | Henry Clay |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| 9th Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
| In office December 1812 – December 5, 1814 | |
| Preceded by | John Simpson |
| Succeeded by | William T. Barry |
| Member of theKentucky House of Representatives | |
| In office 1810–1813 | |
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| Died | 1823 (1824) |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Joseph H. Hawkins (c. 1785 – 1823) was aUnited States Congressman fromKentucky.[1] He was born inLexington, Kentucky about 1785.[2] He pursued an academic course. He studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of theKentucky State House of Representatives from 1810 to 1813 and served two years as Speaker.
He was elected as aRepublican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofHenry Clay (1814–1815). Hawkins was not a candidate for renomination in 1814 and resumed the practice of law. He also engaged in mercantile pursuits.
He moved toNew Orleans in 1819. Hawkins died in the vicinity of Madisonville, Louisiana (an area on the north shore ofLake Pontchartrain above New Orleans) in 1823 ofyellow fever, worsened while helping distressed sailors near the shore of the lake behind his home. His financial contributions aided Stephen F. Austin and others in thecolonization of Texas. His son Norbonne Hawkins was killed atGoliad.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's 2nd congressional district 1814–1815 | Succeeded by |
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