Archibald Stuart

For other people named Archibald Stuart, see Archibald Stuart (disambiguation).
Archibald Stuart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
Preceded by Nathaniel Claiborne
Succeeded by William L. Goggin
Member of the Virginia Senate from Henry, Patrick and Franklin Counties
In office
1852–1855
Preceded by District created
Succeeded by George Hairston
Personal details
Born December 2, 1795
Lynchburg, Virginia
Died September 20, 1855(1855-09-20) (aged 59)
"Laurel Hill", Patrick County, Virginia
Resting place Saltville, Virginia
Political party Democratic
Occupation planter, lawyer

Archibald Stuart (December 2, 1795 September 20, 1855) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the first cousin of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart and the father of Confederate General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, who was the seventh of eleven children.

Biography

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia to Anne Dabney Stuart and Judge Alexander Stuart, Stuart attended private schools and completed preparatory studies as a child. He became an officer in the War of 1812 and studied law afterward. After being admitted to the bar, Stuart commenced practice in Lynchburg. He became a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Conventions in 1829-30, and in 1850-51. Stuart was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1836, serving from 1837 to 1839. After losing reelection to Isaac Adams, Stuart resumed practicing law. He served to the Virginia Senate, serving from 1852 to 1854. Stuart died suddenly at his home, "Laurel Hill" in Patrick County, Virginia, on September 20, 1855. He was interred in the Stuart family cemetery at Laurel Hill. In 1952 the Stuart family re-interred his remains in Saltville, Virginia, next to the grave of his wife, Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart.

Electoral history

External links

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Nathaniel Claiborne
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 7th congressional district

1837–1839
Succeeded by
William L. Goggin


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