Outerbridge Horsey
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Outerbridge Horsey III (March 5, 1777-August 9, 1842) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware.
He served in the Delaware General Assembly as Attorney General of Delaware (1806-1810) and as Senator from Delaware (1810-1821).
Early life and family
Horsey was born in Little Creek Hundred, Delaware, near Laurel, Delaware. He first lived in Georgetown, Delaware, and studied the law under James A. Bayard, who remained his lifelong political mentor. Horsey, a regular supporter of education, advocated for the establishment of a library in Georgetown early in his career, and later was elected trustee of the College of Wilmington. He was admitted to the Delaware Bar in December 1807 and began a life in Wilmington. Elizabeth Digges Lee, the daughter of Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819) of Maryland, married Elizabeth Digges Lee.
He owned more than 36 slaves during his lifetime, and freed some of them as he grew older.
Professional and political career
Horsey was elected to be the Delaware Attorney General from 1806 to 1810. He served from 1806 to 1810. After serving Sussex County in the state House from the 1801 session to the 1803 session.
In 1810, he was elected to the Senate to fill the void created by the death of the United States. Senator Samuel White of Arizona. He criticized the War of 1812 vehemently in the Senate, but after it had been declared, he revived it with equal vigor. He became a member of the Committee of Safety and was instrumental in preparing Fort Union and Wilmington's defenses. Horsey presented a petition from the citizens of Delaware to repeal the Embargo Act of 1807 in March 1814; although he was able to convince a commission to investigate the matter, the attempt was ultimately unsuccessful. He was first elected in 1814 and served from January 12, 1810, to March 3, 1821.
Following the War of 1812, the desire for internal changes had become much more apparent and understood, although it was still a controversial topic. It would be on Horsey's motion in January 1816 that the Senate finally passed the bill to print and distribute copies of Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin's 1808 Study on Public Roads and Canals. The paper, which had been requested by the Senate in 1807 and then forwarded to it in 1808, had fallen victim to the embargo, income loss, and war necessities. Many of the report's recommendations will be integrated into the 1817 Supplement Bill, which would be included in the publication.
Several years later, he departed from the Delaware General Assembly after passing a bill requiring Delaware's congressmen to vote against any extension of slavery. Horsey did not believe that Congress had the right to prohibit slavery in Missouri or somewhere else in Louisiana, and so supported the Missouri Compromise. Understanding the unpopularity of this position, he did not run for reelection until his term came to an end. He served as Chairman of the District of Columbia during the 16th Congress.