U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, practiced law in Lebanon, Virginia and was a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates (1833-35). In 1835, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress, as a Conservative to the Twenty-sixth Congress and as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh through the Twenty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1847. Not a candidate for reelection, he was appointed by President Polk Chargé d’Affaires to Portugal, serving (1847-49). He was judge of the circuit court of Washington D.C., when elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving (1857-59). Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed practicing law and served in the Virginia State House of Delegates from 1859, until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, practiced law in Lebanon, Virginia and was a member of the Virginia State House of Delegates (1833-35). In 1835, he was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress, as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress, as a Conservative to the Twenty-sixth Congress and as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh through the Twenty-ninth Congresses, serving until 1847. Not a candidate for reelection, he was appointed by President Polk Chargé d’Affaires to Portugal, serving (1847-49). He was judge of the circuit court of Washington D.C., when elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving (1857-59). Not a candidate for reelection, he resumed practicing law and served in the Virginia State House of Delegates from 1859, until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
