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John Bragg

Democrat Representative of Alabama's 1st district

  • Representative

    Alabama, district 1

    December 1, 1851 - March 3, 1853

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

January 14, 1806 (72 years old)

Birthday

August 10, 1878

Death

  • Attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1824.
  • Studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1830, beginning his practice in Warrenton, North Carolina.
  • Served in the North Carolina House of Commons from 1830 to 1834.
  • Moved to Mobile, Alabama, in 1836 to continue his law practice.
  • Appointed as judge of the tenth judicial circuit in 1842.
  • Served in the Alabama State House of Representatives.
  • Elected to the Thirty-second Congress as a Democrat, serving from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853.
  • Declined to run for reelection in 1852 and returned to practicing law.
  • Built a home in Mobile in 1855, known today as the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion.
  • Served as a delegate from Mobile to the Alabama State constitutional convention in 1861.
  • Lived in Lowndes County during the Civil War.
  • Died in Mobile, Alabama, on August 10, 1878, and was interred in Magnolia Cemetery.