Oliver Hillhouse Prince | |
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| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| In office November 7, 1828 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Cobb |
| Succeeded by | George Troup |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1824 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1782 Montville, Connecticut |
| Died | October 9, 1837 (aged 55) Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
Oliver Hillhouse Prince (July 31, 1782 – October 9, 1837) was an editor, attorney and politician, elected as United States Senator by the Georgia state legislature in 1828. Born in Connecticut, he had migrated as a child with his parents to Georgia, where he grew up. After working as a journalist and attorney, he was elected to the state senate. He prepared A Digest of the Laws of the State of Georgia (1822), for 30 years the most important collection of the state's laws.
In 1830 Prince left the law to become editor of the Georgia Journal, returning to early work in journalism. With his multi-faceted career, he was describe as "one of the brilliant figures of Georgia in the first half of the nineteenth century".[1] He and his wife died on October 9, 1837, in the wreck of the SS Home, grounded near Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, during Racer's Storm. This was the first hurricane recorded as attacking both the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.[2]