Summary
Henry "Harry" Cage (April 5, 1795 – December 31, 1858) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Mississippi from 1833 to 1835.
Harry Cage | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | David C. Dickson |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi | |
| In office 1827–1832 | |
| Succeeded by | George W. Smyth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Cage April 5, 1795 Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1858 (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 |
Biography edit
Born at Cages Bend of the Cumberland River, Sumner County, Tennessee, he moved to Wilkinson County, Mississippi, in early youth. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Woodville, Mississippi. Harry married Catharine N. Stewart (1804–1829), the fourth child of Lieutenant Governor Duncan Stewart. He served as judge of the Supreme Court of Mississippi, from 1829 to 1832.[1][2][3]
Congress edit
Cage was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835).
Retirement and death edit
He retired from the practice of law and settled on Woodlawn plantation in the parish of Terrebonne, near the town of Houma, in Louisiana.[1]
He died while visiting in New Orleans, on December 31, 1858. His remains were interred in the cemetery of the Stewart family in Mississippi.[4]
See also edit
- Harry T. Hays, his nephew
- John Coffee Hays, another nephew
- List of justices of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
References edit
- ^ a b Thomas H. Somerville, "A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Mississippi", in Horace W. Fuller, ed., The Green Bag, Vol. XI (1899), p. 506.
- ^ Franklin Lafayette Riley, School History of Mississippi: For Use in Public and Private Schools (1915), p. 380-82.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 733.
- ^ United States Congress & C000018.
- United States Congress. "Harry Cage (id: C000018)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.