Hansford Dade Duncan Twiggs

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Hansford Dade Duncan Twiggs
Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives (Richmond County)
In office
1880–1881
Judge of the Superior Courts of the Middle District
In office
1870–1873
Personal details
Born March 25, 1837
Barnwell, South Carolina
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Savannah, Georgia
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
Religion Campbellite Christian Church

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.

References

Ghost Fry - Trials and Tribulations: The Life of Judge H.D.D. Twiggs, Part One
Hansford Dade Duncan Twiggs - Men of Mark in Georgia - Volume 6
Ghost Fry - Trials and Tribulations: The Life of Judge H.D.D. Twiggs, Part Four
Ghost Fry - Trials and Tribulations: The Life of Judge H.D.D. Twiggs, Part Six
H.D.D. Twiggs Obituary - Confederate Veteran Magazine - Confederate Veteran, Volume 25, Issue 7 - p. 327


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