Harry Cage | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | David C. Dickson |
| Justice of theSupreme Court of Mississippi | |
| In office 1827–1832 | |
| Succeeded by | George W. Smyth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Cage (1795-04-05)April 5, 1795 Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1858(1858-12-31) (aged 63) New Orleans,Louisiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Spouse | Catharine N. Stewart |
| Relatives | Harry T. Hays (nephew) John Coffee Hays (nephew) |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, judge |
Henry Cage (April 5, 1795 – December 31, 1858) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromMississippi from 1833 to 1835.
Born at Cages Bend of theCumberland River,Sumner County, Tennessee, he moved toWilkinson County, Mississippi, in early youth. He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice inWoodville, Mississippi. Harry married Catharine N. Stewart (1804–1829), the fourth child of Lieutenant GovernorDuncan Stewart. He served as judge of theSupreme Court of Mississippi, from 1829 to 1832.[1][2][3]
Cage was elected as aJacksonian to theTwenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835).
He retired from the practice of law and settled on Woodlawn plantation in theparish of Terrebonne, near the town ofHouma, inLouisiana.[1]
He died while visiting inNew Orleans, on December 31, 1858. His remains were interred in the cemetery of the Stewart family in Mississippi.[4]
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| Preceded by Seat created | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMississippi's at-large congressional district March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi 1827–1832 | Succeeded by |
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