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Daniel Munroe Forney



Daniel Munroe Forney (1784 - 1847) was Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Lincolnton, North Carolina, in May 1784; son of Peter Forney. Attended the public schools and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; engaged in agricultural pursuits; served as a major in the War of 1812; held several local offices; elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1815, until his resignation in 1818; appointed by President Monroe a commissioner to treat with the Creek Indians in 1820; served as a member of the State senate 1823-1826; moved to Alabama in 1834 and settled in Lowndes County; resumed agricultural pursuits and became interested in various business enterprises; died in Lowndes County, Ala.



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