Joseph Draper
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Joseph Draper was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Draper Valley, Wythe (now Pulaski) County, Virginia, Draper attended private schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Wytheville, Virginia
.
He served as a private in the War of 1812.
He served as member of the Senate of Virginia
during the period 1828–1830.
Draper was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alexander Smyth
and served from December 6, 1830, to March 3, 1831.
He unsuccessfully contested the election of Charles C. Johnston to the Twenty-second Congress.
Draper was subsequently elected to the Twenty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles C. Johnston and served from December 6, 1832, to March 3, 1833.
He was not a candidate for renomination.
He resumed the practice of law until his death in Wytheville, Virginia
, June 10, 1834.
He was interred in a private cemetery known as Oglesbies Cemetery, Drapers Valley, Virginia.
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 Draper Valley, Wythe (now Pulaski) County, Virginia, Draper attended private schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1818 and commenced practice in Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,211 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wythe County. The town is home to a Chautauqua Festival, held the third weekend in June every year since 1985...
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He served as a private in the War of 1812.
He served as member of the Senate of Virginia
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia...
during the period 1828–1830.
Draper was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alexander Smyth
Alexander Smyth
Alexander Smyth was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician from Virginia, who served in the United States House of Representatives and as a general during the War of 1812.-Biography:...
and served from December 6, 1830, to March 3, 1831.
He unsuccessfully contested the election of Charles C. Johnston to the Twenty-second Congress.
Draper was subsequently elected to the Twenty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles C. Johnston and served from December 6, 1832, to March 3, 1833.
He was not a candidate for renomination.
He resumed the practice of law until his death in Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,211 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wythe County. The town is home to a Chautauqua Festival, held the third weekend in June every year since 1985...
, June 10, 1834.
He was interred in a private cemetery known as Oglesbies Cemetery, Drapers Valley, Virginia.