Hansford Dade Duncan Twiggs | |
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Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives (Richmond County) | |
In office 1880–1881 |
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Judge of the Superior Courts of the Middle District | |
In office 1870–1873 |
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Personal details | |
Born | March 25, 1837 Barnwell, South Carolina |
Died | March 25, 1917 Savannah, Georgia |
(aged 80)
Resting place | Augusta, Georgia |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Lucie E. Wilkins, Cornelia Dennis Harrison |
Children | David Emanuel Twiggs, Joseph Wilkins Twiggs, Herschel Twiggs, and Hattie Twiggs |
Residence | Savannah, Georgia |
Alma mater | Georgia Military Institute, University of Pennsylvania, University of Georgia |
Occupation | Attorney |
Hansford Dade Duncan Twiggs (March 25, 1837 – March 25, 1917) was a Georgia attorney, Democratic politician, judge, and Confederate military officer during the American Civil War. He was a great-grandson of American Revolutionary War general John Twiggs. He died in Savannah, Georgia on his 80th birthday and was buried in the Summerville Cemetery in Augusta, Georgia.