Joab J. Lawler, US Congress

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Joab Lawler (June 12, 1796 – May 8, 1838) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

Born in Union County, North Carolina, Lawler moved with his father to Tennessee and thence, in 1815, to Mississippi Territory. He attended the public schools. He studied theology and was licensed to preach. He moved to Mardisville, Alabama, in 1820 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. Receiver of public moneys for the Coosa land district 1832-1835. Treasurer of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836.

Lawler was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress. He was 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. He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery.

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US Congressman. Elected to represent Alabama's 3rd District in the Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Congresses, he served from 1835 until his death in office. Lawler was born in Union County, North Carolina. He led a hardscrabble youth with his father, living variously in Tennessee and in the Mississippi Territory; during that time he managed to study theology and became a licensed minister in Mardisville, Alabama in 1820. From 1825 he pursued a political career, serving in the Alabama House of Representatives (1826 to 1831), the State Senate (1831 to 1832), and as receiver of public moneys for the Coosa Land District (1832 to 1835). He was also Treasurer of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa from 1833 to 1836. Initially elected to Congress as a Jacksonian, Lawler switched to the Whig Party for his second term. He died after a brief illness in Washington, DC; his funeral was held in the old House Chamber, followed by interment in Congressional Cemetery.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 7 2022, 5:27:44 UTC