A native of Georgia, after leaving R-MC Trippe attended Franklin College, which later became the University of Georgia, graduating in 1839. He was a lawyer and politician who served in elected offices including the state legislature from 1849-1852, the U.S. House of Representatives from 1855-1859, and the state senate from 1859-1860. Trippe joined Co. D of the 8th GA Infantry, the State Guards, as a private on August 4, 1863, but was absent with leave for much of this time as he was a member of the Confederate Congress from 1862-1864. He swore allegiance to the US on September 6, 1865 and applied for a presidential pardon.
He returned to Forsyth, GA after the war and resumed his law practice, also serving 1873-1875 on the Georgia supreme court. He died on July 22, 1900 and is buried in Forsyth City Cemetery in Forsyth, GA.
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