Lester, George N. 1824-1892
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Name (Latin)
Lester, George N. 1824-1892
Other forms of name
Lester, Geo. N. (George Nelson), 1824-1892
Lester, George Nelson, 1824-1892
Lester, Mr. (George Nelson), 1824-1892
Date of birth
1824-03-13
Date of death
1892-03-30
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- A bill to be entitled An act to levy and collect taxes for the common defence ... 1864:t.p. (Mr. Lester)
- LC in RLIN, 6/10/96(hdg.: Lester, George Nelson, 1824-1892; usage: Geo. N. Lester)
- RLIN, 6/10/96(hdg.: Lester, George Nelson, 1824-1892; usage: George N. Lester, Geo. N. Lester)
- Biog. register of the Confederate Congress, 1974(Lester, George Nelson; b. 1824; d. 1892)
Wikipedia description:
George Nelson Lester (March 13, 1824 – March 30, 1892) was a Confederate politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War. Lester was born in Abbeville County, South Carolina. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives and raised the Forty First Regiment for the Confederate Army early in the Civil War. He served as a captan and was wounded in combat during the Battle of Perryville, losing an arm. He represented Georgia in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865. After the war he served as Georgia's Attorney General from 1890 to 1892. He died on March thirtieth, 1892 from a paralytic stroke.
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