US Congressman. After graduating from the College of William and Mary in Virginia, he studied law, passed the bar, and established a legal practice in Richmond. He served as Attorney General for Virginia, and was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian Democrat to Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew Stevenson. Reelected as a Whig, he served in Congress from 1834 to 1839. After leaving Congress, he served as a circuit court judge in Henrico County, Virginia. In 1861, he was a delegate to the peace convention held at Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise a means to prevent the impending war. During the Civil War, he served in the Virginia State Senate.
US Congressman. After graduating from the College of William and Mary in Virginia, he studied law, passed the bar, and established a legal practice in Richmond. He served as Attorney General for Virginia, and was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian Democrat to Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew Stevenson. Reelected as a Whig, he served in Congress from 1834 to 1839. After leaving Congress, he served as a circuit court judge in Henrico County, Virginia. In 1861, he was a delegate to the peace convention held at Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise a means to prevent the impending war. During the Civil War, he served in the Virginia State Senate.
Bio by: Garver Graver
