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As a very young man he taught school and made saddles without any apparent success.

When he was 20, he was licensed to practice law and became a lawyer. He eventually acquired a plantation which he worked with slave labor and engaged in horse trading and various business deals. He was drawn into the military by the War of 1812 and eventually served as a general in the regular army. He also served as US Congressman, US Senator and Justice of the Tennessee Superior Court.

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