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|predecessor = [[David W. Dickinson]]
|predecessor = [[David W. Dickinson]]
|successor = [[Meredith P. Gentry]]
|successor = [[Meredith P. Gentry]]
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|office2 = Member of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]]
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|death_place = [[Franklin, Tennessee]]
|death_place = [[Franklin, Tennessee]]
|spouse = Mary Eliza Tennessee Claiborne
|spouse = Mary Eliza Tennessee Claiborne
|children = Martha Thomas Maury<br/>Sarah Claiborne Maury<br/>Mary Ferdinand Maury<br/>Elizabeth James Maury<br/>Josephine Maury<br/>Abram Poindexter Maury Jr.<br/>Septima Maury<br/>Octavia Maury<br/>Ferdinand Claiborne Maury
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Sarah Claiborne Maury

Mary Ferdinand Maury

Elizabeth James Maury

Josephine Maury

Abram Poindexter Maury Jr.

Septima Maury

Octavia Maury

Ferdinand Claiborne Maury
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'''Abram Poindexter Maury''' (December 26, 1801 – July 22, 1848) was an American politician, who represented [[Tennessee]]'s [[United States House of Representatives, Tennessee District 8|eighth]] district in the [[United States House of Representatives]].
'''Abram Poindexter Maury''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʌr|i}} {{respell|MURR|ee}}, December 26, 1801 – July 22, 1848) was an American politician, who represented [[Tennessee]]'s [[United States House of Representatives, Tennessee District 8|eighth]] district in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He was a slaveholder.<ref name="WaPo 012022">{{cite news |last1=Weil |first1=Julie Zauzmer |last2=Blanco |first2=Adrian |last3=Dominguez |first3=Leo |title=More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2022/congress-slaveowners-names-list/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=20 January 2022}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Maury was born near [[Franklin, Tennessee]] on the plantation of his father, Abraham "Abram" Maury, Jr. After his preparatory [[Education|studies]], he became the editor of a newspaper in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] at the age of sixteen. He next entered the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point, New York]] in 1820. He left the following year to pursue the study of law and edit a newspaper in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref name="maury"/>
Maury was born near [[Franklin, Tennessee]], on the plantation of his father, Abraham "Abram" Maury, Jr. After his preparatory [[Education|studies]], he became the editor of a newspaper in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], at the age of sixteen. He next entered the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point, New York]], in 1820. He left the following year to pursue the study of law and edit a newspaper in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref name="maury"/>


In 1826, he married Mary Eliza Tennessee Claiborne (1806-1852), daughter of Sarah Terrell Lewis and Dr. Thomas Augustine Claiborne, whose family was politically well connected in the South.<ref name="maury">{{cite web|title=Abram Poindexter Maury|url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsmss/umich-wcl-M-3133mau?view=text|publisher=William L. Clements Library [[University of Michigan]]|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> They had nine children together, naming the seventh Septima and the eighth Octavia.
In 1826, he married Mary Eliza Tennessee Claiborne (1806-1852), daughter of Sarah Terrell Lewis and Dr. Thomas Augustine Claiborne, whose family was politically well-connected in the South.<ref name="maury">{{cite web|title=Abram Poindexter Maury|url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsmss/umich-wcl-M-3133mau?view=text|publisher=William L. Clements Library [[University of Michigan]]|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> They had nine children together, naming the seventh Septima and the eighth Octavia.

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His father, Abraham Poindexter Maury, Jr. was a member of the [[Tennessee Senate]] and is the namesake of [[Maury County, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n202 203]}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Maury was a member of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] in 1831, 1832, 1843 and 1844. He was admitted to the [[bar association|bar]] in 1839 and practiced in [[Williamson County, Tennessee]].
Maury was a member of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]] in 1831, 1832, 1843, and 1844. He was admitted to the [[bar association|bar]] in 1839 and practiced in [[Williamson County, Tennessee]].


Elected as a [[Hugh Lawson White|White]] supporter to the [[Twenty-fourth United States Congress|Twenty-fourth Congress]] by Tennessee's eighth district and re-elected as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] to the [[Twenty-fifth United States Congress|Twenty-fifth Congress]], Maury served from March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1839.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abram Poindexter Maury|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/abram_maury/407280|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.
Elected as a [[Hugh Lawson White|White]] supporter to the [[Twenty-fourth United States Congress|Twenty-fourth Congress]] by Tennessee's eighth district and re-elected as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] to the [[Twenty-fifth United States Congress|Twenty-fifth Congress]], Maury served from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1839.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abram Poindexter Maury|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/abram_maury/407280|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.


Maury resumed the practice of law in [[Williamson County, Tennessee]] and also engaged in [[literature|literary]] pursuits and [[lecture|lecturing]]. He served in the [[Tennessee Senate]] in 1845 and 1846.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abram Poindexter Maury|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000262|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref>
Maury resumed the practice of law in [[Williamson County, Tennessee]] and also engaged in [[literature|literary]] pursuits and [[lecture|lecturing]]. He served in the [[Tennessee Senate]] in 1845 and 1846.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abram Poindexter Maury|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000262|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Maury died near Franklin, Tennessee July 22, 1848 (age 46 years, 209 days) and was [[burial|interred]] in the family cemetery at Founders Pointe near Franklin, Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abram Poindexter Maury|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref> His father, Abram Poindexter Maury, Sr., was a member of the [[Tennessee Senate]].
Maury died near Franklin, Tennessee July 22, 1848 (age 46 years, 209 days) and was [[burial|interred]] in the family cemetery at Founders Pointe near Franklin, Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Abram Poindexter Maury|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=1 March 2013}}</ref>

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He is the namesake of [[Maury County, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA203|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=203}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Find a Grave|8061433}}
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8061433 Find A Grave]
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000262 Abram Poindexter Maury, Jr.'s entry at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress].
*[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000262 Abram Poindexter Maury, Jr.'s entry at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress].
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/tnletters/will-1-2.htm A letter from Abram Poindexter Maury, Sr. to Abram Poindexter Maury, Jr., hosted by United States Genealogy Network, Inc.]
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/tnletters/will-1-2.htm A letter from Abram Poindexter Maury, Sr. to Abram Poindexter Maury, Jr., hosted by United States Genealogy Network, Inc.]
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Abram Poindexter Maury
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byDavid W. Dickinson
Succeeded byMeredith P. Gentry
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1831–1832
1843–1844
Personal details
BornDecember 26, 1801
Franklin, Tennessee
DiedJuly 22, 1848 (aged 46)
Franklin, Tennessee
Political partyAnti-Jacksonian Whig
SpouseMary Eliza Tennessee Claiborne
ChildrenMartha Thomas Maury
Sarah Claiborne Maury
Mary Ferdinand Maury
Elizabeth James Maury
Josephine Maury
Abram Poindexter Maury Jr.
Septima Maury
Octavia Maury
Ferdinand Claiborne Maury
Professionnewspaper editor

lawyer

politician

Abram Poindexter Maury (/ˈmʌri/ MURR-ee, December 26, 1801 – July 22, 1848) was an American politician, who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives. He was a slaveholder.[1]

Biography

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Maury was born near Franklin, Tennessee, on the plantation of his father, Abraham "Abram" Maury, Jr. After his preparatory studies, he became the editor of a newspaper in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of sixteen. He next entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1820. He left the following year to pursue the study of law and edit a newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

In 1826, he married Mary Eliza Tennessee Claiborne (1806-1852), daughter of Sarah Terrell Lewis and Dr. Thomas Augustine Claiborne, whose family was politically well-connected in the South.[2] They had nine children together, naming the seventh Septima and the eighth Octavia.

His father, Abraham Poindexter Maury, Jr. was a member of the Tennessee Senate and is the namesake of Maury County, Tennessee.[3]

Career

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Maury was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1831, 1832, 1843, and 1844. He was admitted to the bar in 1839 and practiced in Williamson County, Tennessee.

Elected as a White supporter to the Twenty-fourth Congress by Tennessee's eighth district and re-elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress, Maury served from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1839.[4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.

Maury resumed the practice of law in Williamson County, Tennessee and also engaged in literary pursuits and lecturing. He served in the Tennessee Senate in 1845 and 1846.[5]

Death

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Maury died near Franklin, Tennessee July 22, 1848 (age 46 years, 209 days) and was interred in the family cemetery at Founders Pointe near Franklin, Tennessee.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (20 January 2022). "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Abram Poindexter Maury". William L. Clements Library University of Michigan. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 203.
  4. ^ "Abram Poindexter Maury". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Abram Poindexter Maury". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Abram Poindexter Maury". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 8th congressional district
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