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Sevier, Ambrose Hundley, 1801-1848

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Personal name headingSevier, Ambrose Hundley, 1801-1848
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Variant(s)Sevier, A. H. (Ambrose Hundley), 1801-1848
Associated placeArkansas Arkansas Territory
Birth date1801-11-04
Death date1848-12-31
AffiliationArkansas Territory. House United States. Congress. Senate
Profession or occupationDelegate Legislator Lawyer
Found inPaxton, J. Letter from Dr. Joseph Paxton, of Hempstead County, to the Hon. A.H. Sevier, delegate to Congress from the territory of Arkansas ... 1829.
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, 1989 (Sevier, Ambrose Hundley; del. and sen. from Ark.; clerk, Ark. Ter. House, 1821; lawyer; member, Ark. Ter. House, 1823-27; speaker, 1827; pres. pro tempore of Senate during 29th Congress; minister to Mexico, 1848; b. 11/4/1801; d. 12/31/1848)
NUCMC data from Arkansas Hist. Comm. for A.H. Sevier and Chester Ashley letter, 1825 (Ambrose Hundley Sevier (1801-1848) served as delegate to Congress from Arkansas Territory and was one of the state's first United States senators after statehood. He was a member of one of the most powerful political families in antebellum Arkansas)