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Warren, Lott

soldier, lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 30, 1797, in Burke county, Ga. He served in the Seminole war as a second lieutenant of militia in 1818; and in 1823 he was elected a major of battalion. In 1824 he was elected to the Georgia state legislature and in 1825 was appointed solicitorgeneral to fill a vacancy. In 1830 he was elected to the state senate. In 1831 he was again elected to the lower house of the legislature, and was a representative in congress from 1839 to 1843. He died June 17, 1861, in Albany, Ga.

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