Elijah Webb Chastain

Elijah Webb Chastain (September 25, 1813 – April 9, 1874) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer.

Elijah Webb Chastain
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byThomas C. Hackett
Succeeded byJohn Henry Lumpkin
Personal details
BornSeptember 25, 1813
Near Pickens, South Carolina
DiedApril 9, 1874(1874-04-09) (aged 60)
Dalton, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionLawyer, Politician
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Unit 1st Georgia Regulars
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

Chastain was born near Pickens, South Carolina, in 1813. His family moved to Habersham, Georgia, in 1821. During the Seminole Wars, he served as a captain and a colonel. After receiving admission to the state bar in 1849, Chastain began practice in Blairsville, Georgia.[1] In 1811, Chastain moved to Milledgeville, Georgia.

Elected to represent Georgia's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Unionist during the 32nd United States Congress, Chastain won reelection as a Democrat to an additional term in the 33rd Congress and served in Congress from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1855.[1]

Chastain was delegate to the Georgia secession convention in Milledgeville in 1861 which passed the Ordinance of Secession. He served as lieutenant colonel in the Confederate States Army as part of the First Georgia Regiment during the American Civil War.[2] During that time he was also Georgia's attorney for the Western and Atlantic Railroad in 1860 and 1861. Chastain died near Dalton, Georgia, on April 9, 1874, and was buried in his family cemetery near Morganton, Georgia.[1]

See also

References
  • United States Congress. "Elijah Webb Chastain (id: C000335)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-10-12

Notes
  1. "Chastain, Elijah Webb". United States Congress. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. "Soldier Details". National Park Service. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Thomas C. Hackett		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855		 Succeeded by
John Henry Lumpkin


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