CS Con Strickland, Hardy, Jr. - C.S. Congressman, GA

Hardy Strickland

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Born: November 24, 1818

Birth Place: Jackson County, Georgia

Father: Hardy Strickland Sr. 1775 – 1872

Mother: Priscilla Ann Strickland 1777 – 1841

Wife: Ann Elizabeth Hammond 1829 – 1897
(Buried: Liberty Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Georgia)​

Children:

Octavia Strickland Humphries 1855 – 1932​
(Buried: Liberty Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Georgia)​
Julia Strickland Looper 1859 – 1936​
(Buried: West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, Georgia)​
Jefferson David Strickland 1862 – 1930​
(Buried: Lafayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Georgia)​
Lewis Henry "Coon" Strickland 1863 – 1944​
(Buried: Chickamauga Cemetery, Chickamauga, Georgia)​

Education:
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Tutored at home and attended local schools​

Occupation before War:

Owner of Strickland Old Gold Mine in Forsyth County, Georgia​
1847 – 1858: Georgia State Representative​
1860: Breckinridge Democratic Presidential Elector​

Civil War Career:

1861: Delegate to Georgia State Secession Convention​
1861: Private in the Confederate Army Cavalry Cobb's Brigade​
1862 – 1864: Confederate States Congressman from Georgia​
1862 – 1864: Member House Accounts Committee​
Supporter of a Confederate Mint being placed in Dahlonega, Georgia​
Supporter of General improvement of Confederate Hospitals​
1864 - 1865: Brigade Quartermaster for Georgia State Reserves​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1884: Suffered from rheumatism that caused him not be able to walk​

Died:
January 24, 1884

Place of Death: Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia

Cause of Death: Articular Rheumatism

Age at Death: 65 years old

Burial Place: Liberty Hill Cemetery, Acworth, Georgia

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