Hugh A. Haralson

Hugh Anderson Haralson (November 13, 1805 – September 25, 1854) was an American farmer and lawyer from Lagrange, Georgia after graduating from Franklin College of Arts and Sciences (University of Georgia). He served in the state legislature from 1831 to 1832 and the state senate from 1837 to 1838. He was commissioned a major general in the Georgia Militia, 9th Division, in 1838. He represented Georgia in the U.S. Congress from 1843 to 1851. He was the father-in-law of the famous Confederate General John Gordon.

Tributes

Hugh A. Haralson is the namesake of Haralson County, Georgia and the city of Haralson, Georgia in Coweta County.

References

• Hugh A. Haralson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Smith, Gordon Burns, History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861, Volume One, Campaigns and Generals, Boyd Publishing, 2000.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by George Walker Crawford	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Succeeded by Representatives elected by district
Preceded by Representatives elected at large	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th congressional district March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Succeeded by Charles Murphey