Person:Joab Lawler (1)

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Joab "Buck" Lawler
b.12 Jun 1796 Union County, NC
d.8 May 1838 Washington, D.C.
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1788
  1. FirstbornSon Lawler1790 -
  2. Isaac Lawler1792 -
  3. John Lawler1794 -
  4. Joab "Buck" Lawler1796 - 1838
  5. Abner Lawler1798 - 1846
  6. Tabitha Lavina Lawler1800 -
  7. Mary Lawler1802 -
  8. Eli Wilburn Lawler1802 - 1837
  9. Jehu Teague Lawler1805 -
  10. Martha Lawler1807 -
  11. Levi Robin Lawler1809 -
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  1. Gen. Levi W. Lawler
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Facts and Events
Name Joab "Buck" Lawler
Gender Male
Birth? 12 Jun 1796 Union County, NC
Marriage to Miss UnKnown
Death[1] 8 May 1838 Washington, D.C.
Burial? Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
Reference Number? Q1431208?


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Joab Lawler (June 12, 1796 – May 8, 1838) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He also served in the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate.

Born in Union County, North Carolina, Lawler moved with his father to Tennessee and in 1815 to Mississippi Territory. He attended public schools. He studied theology and was licensed to preach.

In 1820, he moved to Mardisville, Alabama and pursued his ministerial duties. He served as member of the State House of Representatives 1826-1831. He served in the State Senate 1831 and 1832. He was the Receiver of Public Moneys for the Coosa land district 1832-1835 and served as treasurer of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836.

Lawler was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He was re-elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1835, until his death in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 1838. He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery.

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  1. ↑ NOTE:
    Biographical Directory of the U.S.Congress.

    LAWLER, Joab, (1796 - 1838)

    LAWLER, Joab, a Representative from Alabama; born in Union County, N.C., June 12, 1796; moved with his father to Tennessee and thence, in 1815, to Mississippi Territory; attended the public schools; studied theology and was licensed to preach; moved to Mardisville, Ala., in 1820 and pursued his ministerial duties; member of the State house of representatives 1826-1831; served in the State senate 1831 and 1832; receiver of public moneys for the Coosa land district 1832-1835; treasurer of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress; reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1835, until his death in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 1838; interment in the Congressional Cemetery.

  2.   Joab Lawler, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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