- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Garnett Andrews
- Date of Original:
- 1830/1833
- Subject:
- Lawyers--Georgia--Washington
Politicians--Georgia--Washington
Political candidates--Georgia--Washington
Legislators--Georgia
Judges--Georgia--Washington
Authors, American--Georgia--Washington
Andrews, Garnett, 1798-1873 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931
- Medium:
- paintings (visual works)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Garnett Andrews was appointed judge of the Northern Circuit of the Superior Court of Georgia in 1834. He later served in the state House of Representatives and, on the eve of the Civil War, was a vocal opponent of secession. The portrait was painted in the early 1830s.
Image of a painting of Garnett Andrews. Andrews was a jurist, writer, politician, and Know-Nothing candidate for governor, and the father of diarist Eliza Frances Andrews. Andrews was appointed judge of the Northern Circuit of the Superior Court of Georgia in 1834. He later served in the state House of Representatives and, on the eve of the Civil War, was a vocal opponent of secession. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/garnett-andrews-1798-1873/m-9763/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Rosalie Andrews McConnell
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/garnett-andrews-1798-1873
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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