James Trezvant
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James Trezvant was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Sussex County, Virginia
, Trezvant studied law after college. He was admitted to the American Bar Association
and began practicing law in Jerusalem, Virginia, eventually rising to position of attorney general in the state.
In 1820, Trezvant served as delegate to the State constitutional convention, and subsequently served in the State house of delegates.
He was elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1831). He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Pensions during the Twenty-first Congress.
He died in Southampton County, Virginia
on September 2, 1841.
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...
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Born in Sussex County, Virginia
Sussex County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,504 people, 4,126 households, and 2,809 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 4,653 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
, Trezvant studied law after college. He was admitted to the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
and began practicing law in Jerusalem, Virginia, eventually rising to position of attorney general in the state.
In 1820, Trezvant served as delegate to the State constitutional convention, and subsequently served in the State house of delegates.
He was elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1831). He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Pensions during the Twenty-first Congress.
He died in Southampton County, Virginia
Southampton County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 18,570 people, 6,279 households, and 4,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 7,058 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
on September 2, 1841.