Kurt's Historic Sites

George E. Badger

George Edmund Badger

Interment Location Visited  
Raleigh, NC March 20, 2022  

Photographed March 20, 2022.
Photographed March 20, 2022.
Photographed March 20, 2022.

 

Fast Facts

Born: April 17, 1795 in New Bern, North Carolina

Spouses: Rebecca Turner Badger (m. 1818-1824); Mary Brown Polk Badger (m. 1826-1835); Delia Haywood Williams Badger (m. 1836-1866)

Political Affiliation: Whig Party

Served in Cabinet of: William Henry Harrison; John Tyler

Cabinet Position: Secretary of the Navy (1841)

Senatorial Term: 1846-1855

Died: May 11, 1866 in Raleigh, North Carolina

Age: 71

Interment: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina

 

Join a community of water activists
Join a community of water activists