Edward F. Tattnall Explained

Edward F. Tattnall
State:Georgia
Term Start:March 4, 1827
Term End:1827
Preceded:New seat
Successor:George R. Gilmer
State2:Georgia
Term Start2:March 4, 1821
Term End2:March 3, 1827
Predecessor2:John A. Cuthbert
Succeeded2:District eliminated
Office3:Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Term Start3:1818
Term End3:1819
Birth Name:Edward Fenwick Tattnall
Birth Date:3 June 1788
Birth Place:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Resting Place:Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Party:Jacksonian
Otherparty:Democratic-Republican
Parents:Josiah Tattnall Jr
Harriet Fenwick
Profession:Politician, soldier, lawyer

Edward Fenwick Tattnall (June 3, 1788 – November 21, 1832) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer.

Biography

Born in Savannah, Georgia in 1788, Tattnall was educated in England. He was solicitor general from November 1816 until September 1817. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1818 and 1819. Tattnall was elected as a Democratic-Republican Representative from Georgia to the 17th United States Congress. He was reelected to the 18th, 19th and 20th United States Congresses and served from March 4, 1821, until his resignation in 1827 before the start of the 20th Congress.

Tattnall served as first captain of the Savannah Volunteer Guards. He died in Savannah on November 21, 1832, and was buried in that city's Bonaventure Cemetery.