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'''Albert G. Semmes''' (August 18, 1810 – November 25, 1883) was an American lawyer in the states of Georgia and Florida. He was a member of the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]], elected as a delegate to the [[Florida Constitutional Convention of 1838|1838 Florida Constitutional Convention]] and was appointed by the Florida Legislature to the [[Florida Supreme Court]] where he served from 1851 to 1853. He then moved to New Orleans.

Semmes was born August 18, 1810, at Sand Hills near [[Augusta, Georgia]], the son of Andrew Green and Frances née Herbert Semmes. He was related to Admiral [[Raphael Semmes]] of the [[Confederate States Navy]] and [[Congress of the Confederate States|Senator]] [[Thomas Semmes]] of Louisiana.

Semmes graduated from the [[University of Georgia]] and became a member of the [[Bar association|bar]] by [[reading law]]. On February 22, 1834, he married his cousin, Isabella V. Semmes. He was appointed solicitor general for Georgia's southern circuit by Governor [[Wilson Lumpkin]]. In 1837, he and his wife moved to Florida, where he became active politically as a pro-statehood, pro-banking Middle Florida Whig.

Franklin County elected him a delegate to the St. Joseph [[Florida Constitutional Convention]] in 1838. His bid for election as mayor of Apalachicola in 1840 was not successful. The Legislature appointed him to the Florida Supreme Court in January 1851. He stood for popular election in 1853, but was not re-elected. Semmes then moved to [[New Orleans]], where he practiced law. He died on November 25, 1883.

==References==
* Manley, Walter W., Brown, E. Canter. and Rise, Eric W. ''The Supreme Court of Florida and Its Predecessor Courts, 1821-1917.'' pp 145 – 146. University Press of Florida. [[Gainesville, Florida]]. 1997. eBook {{ISBN|978-0-8130-2298-7}}. {{ISBN|978-0-8130-1540-8}}. at [http://www.netlibrary.com/Reader/ Netlbrary]. Online. April 23, 2008.
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seldenright-semrow.html The Political Graveyard]

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