George Loyall
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George Loyall was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Norfolk, Virginia
, Loyall was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
, in 1808.
He studied law but did not practice.
Visited England in 1815.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1818-1827.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1829.
He successfully contested the election of Thomas Newton to the Twenty-first Congress and served from March 9, 1830, to March 3, 1831.
Loyall was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1837).
Navy agent at Norfolk, Virginia
from 1837 to 1861, with the exception of two years.
He died in Norfolk, Virginia
, February 24, 1868.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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 in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, Loyall was graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
, in 1808.
He studied law but did not practice.
Visited England in 1815.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1818-1827.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1829.
He successfully contested the election of Thomas Newton to the Twenty-first Congress and served from March 9, 1830, to March 3, 1831.
Loyall was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1837).
Navy agent at Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
from 1837 to 1861, with the exception of two years.
He died in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, February 24, 1868.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.