Biographical sketch, Judge Azariah Jesse Hood, pp. 232-234. "But, in 1850, he was elected by an overwhelming majority to represent Cherokee county in the state legislature, serving three sessions. In 1850-1-2, though the youngest member of the legislature, he was a member of the judiciary and other leading committees . . . " Birth date 8/14/1824.
The Encyclopedia of the New West 1881.