James Beverly Sener
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James Beverley Sener was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
, Sener attended private schools and in 1859 was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He earned a law degree
from Washington College (now Washington and Lee University
) at Lexington in 1860. He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Fredericksburg, Virginia
. He became Sheriff of Fredericksburg in 1860, and was Sergeant of the city of Fredericksburg 1863-1865.
He served as Army correspondent of the Southern Associated Press with the army of Gen. Robert E. Lee
. He became editor of the Fredericksburg (Virginia) Ledger in 1865. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872.
Sener was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Forty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession. He served as chief justice of Wyoming Territory 1878-1882.
He died in Washington, D.C.
, on November 18, 1903. He was interred in Citizens Cemetery, Fredericksburg, 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 in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...
, Sener attended private schools and in 1859 was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He earned a law degree
Law degree
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from Washington College (now Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
) at Lexington in 1860. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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the same year and commenced practice in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...
. He became Sheriff of Fredericksburg in 1860, and was Sergeant of the city of Fredericksburg 1863-1865.
He served as Army correspondent of the Southern Associated Press with the army of Gen. Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War....
. He became editor of the Fredericksburg (Virginia) Ledger in 1865. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872.
Sener was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Forty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession. He served as chief justice of Wyoming Territory 1878-1882.
He died in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, on November 18, 1903. He was interred in Citizens Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...
.