Edward Colston (U.S. Representative)
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Edward Colston was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born near Winchester, Virginia
, Colston studied under private teachers, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1806.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
and practiced.
He served in the War of 1812.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1812–1814 from 1816 to 1817 from 1823 to 1828, and 1833–1835.
High sheriff of Berkeley County 1844 and 1845.
Colston was elected as a Federalist
to the Fifteenth
Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819).
He died at "Honeywood," Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), April 23, 1852.
He was interred in the family burying ground on his estate, "Honeywood," near Hedgesville, Berkeley County, W.Virginia.
United States House of Representatives
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from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born near Winchester, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
, Colston studied under private teachers, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1806.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and practiced.
He served in the War of 1812.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1812–1814 from 1816 to 1817 from 1823 to 1828, and 1833–1835.
High sheriff of Berkeley County 1844 and 1845.
Colston was elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Fifteenth
15th United States Congress
-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Daniel D. Tompkins * President pro tempore:** John Gaillard , elected March 4, 1817** James Barbour , elected February 15, 1819- House of Representatives :*Speaker: Henry Clay -Members:...
Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819).
He died at "Honeywood," Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), April 23, 1852.
He was interred in the family burying ground on his estate, "Honeywood," near Hedgesville, Berkeley County, W.Virginia.