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Outerbridge Horsey (
March 5 1777 –
June 9 1842), was an
American lawyer and
politician from
Wilmington, in
New Castle County,
Delaware. He was a member of the
Federalist Party, who served in the
Delaware General Assembly, as
Delaware Attorney General and as
United States Senator from Delaware.
Early life and family
Horsey was born
March 5 1777 in Little Creek Hundred, near
Laurel,
Delaware. First living in
Georgetown,
Delaware, he moved to
Wilmington, and studied the law there under
James A. Bayard, who remained his lifelong political mentor. He was admitted to the
New Castle County bar in December
1807, and began a practice in
Wilmington. He married Eliza Lee, daughter of Thomas Lee of
Maryland.
Political career
After representing
Sussex County in the
State House from the 1801 session through the 1803 session, Horsey was appointed
Attorney General of Delaware and served from 1806 to 1810.
In 1810 he was elected to the
U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
U.S. Senator Samuel White. He was reelected in 1814, and served from
January 12,
1810, to
March 3,
1821. While in the Senate he strongly opposed the
War of 1812, but once it began, supported it equally strongly. Accordingly, he became a member of the Committee of Safety and was actively involved in preparing the defenses of
Wilmington and Fort Union there. In March 1814 Horsey presented a petition from the citizens of Delaware to repeal the
Embargo Act of 1807, but while able to get the appointment of a committee to consider the repeal, was ultimately unsuccessful.
Several years later, he parted ways with the
Delaware General Assembly which had passed a resolution asking
Delaware's congressmen to vote against any extension of slavery. Horsey didn't feel
U.S. Congress had the right to prohibit slavery in
Missouri, or anywhere else in the
Louisiana Purchase, and so supported the
Missouri Compromise. Understanding the unpopularity of this position he didn't seek reelection when his term ended. During the
16th Congress, he served as Chairman of the Committee on the
District of Columbia.
Death and legacy
Horsey died
June 9 1842 at
Needwood, his wife's estate near Petersville in
Frederick County,
Maryland and is buried in St. John’s Cemetery,
Frederick,
Maryland.
A frequent supporter of education, Horsey, early in his career, urged the establishment of a library in Georgetown, and later was appointed a trustee of the College of Wilmington.
Public offices
Elections were held the first Tuesday of October. Members of the
State House took office on the first Tuesday of January for a term of one year. The
General Assembly chose the
U.S Senators, who took office March 4 and served for a six year term.
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