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George Outlaw
George Outlaw (died 15 August 1825) was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina in 1825.
Outlaw, born near Windsor, North Carolina in Bertie County, was educated by private teachers and in the common schools. He engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits and was elected to the North Carolina House of Commons for a term in 1796 to 1797. He rose to the North Carolina Senate, serving in 1802, 1806-1808, 1810-1814, 1817, 1821, and 1822, where he was that body's speaker in 1812, 1813, and 1814.
Following the resignation of Rep. Hutchins Burton, Outlaw was sent to the 18th U.S. Congress in a special election; he served for less than two months in Congress, from January 19, 1825 to March 3, 1825 and did not seek election to the following term. Afterwards, he resumed agricultural and mercantile pursuits and died in Windsor in 1825, where he is buried in his family cemetary.
Outlaw was the cousin of Rep. David Outlaw.
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