8 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁from ▁Kentucky . ▁Born ▁in ▁F lem ings burg , ▁Kentucky , ▁he ▁ ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁law ▁department ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁University , ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Andrew s ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁F lem ings burg , ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁Andrew s ▁was ▁the ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁of ▁F lem ing ▁County , ▁Kentucky , ▁ 1 8 2 9 – 1 8 3 9 , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁ 1 8 3 4 - 1 8 3 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Wh ig ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - six th ▁and ▁Tw enty - se vent h ▁Congress es ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 3 ) ▁but ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - e ighth ▁Congress . ▁After ▁leaving ▁Congress , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Senate ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁and ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature , ▁Andrew s ▁was