Robert Turnbull
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Robert Turnbull was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Lawrenceville, Virginia
, Turnbull attended Rock Spring Academy, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1871.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1871 and commenced practice in Lawrenceville, Virginia
.
He served as clerk of Brunswick County 1891-1910.
He served as member of Senate of Virginia
1894-1898.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1901
.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1896 and 1904.
Turnbull was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-first
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis R. Lassiter
.
He was reelected to the Sixty-second
Congress and served from March 8, 1910, to March 3, 1913.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912.
He resumed the practice of law in Lawrenceville.
He served as clerk of the circuit court of Brunswick County from 1916 until his death, January 22, 1920.
He was interred in Lawrenceville Cemetery, Lawrenceville, 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 Lawrenceville, Virginia
Lawrenceville, Virginia
Lawrenceville is a town in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,275 at the 2000 census. Located by the Meherrin River, it is the county seat of Brunswick County and home to historically black Saint Paul's College, founded in 1888 and affiliated with the Episcopal Church...
, Turnbull attended Rock Spring Academy, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1871.
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...
in 1871 and commenced practice in Lawrenceville, Virginia
Lawrenceville, Virginia
Lawrenceville is a town in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,275 at the 2000 census. Located by the Meherrin River, it is the county seat of Brunswick County and home to historically black Saint Paul's College, founded in 1888 and affiliated with the Episcopal Church...
.
He served as clerk of Brunswick County 1891-1910.
He served as member of 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...
1894-1898.
He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1901
Constitution of Virginia
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the document that defines and limits the powers of the state government and the basic rights of the citizens of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. Like all other state constitutions, it is supreme over Virginia's laws and acts of government,...
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He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1896 and 1904.
Turnbull was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-first
61st United States Congress
The Sixty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Francis R. Lassiter
Francis R. Lassiter
Francis Rives Lassiter was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, great-nephew of Francis Everod Rives....
.
He was reelected to the Sixty-second
62nd United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Democratic : 230 * Republican : 162* Socialist : 1* Independent : 1TOTAL members: 394-Senate:* President: James S...
Congress and served from March 8, 1910, to March 3, 1913.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912.
He resumed the practice of law in Lawrenceville.
He served as clerk of the circuit court of Brunswick County from 1916 until his death, January 22, 1920.
He was interred in Lawrenceville Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Virginia
Lawrenceville, Virginia
Lawrenceville is a town in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,275 at the 2000 census. Located by the Meherrin River, it is the county seat of Brunswick County and home to historically black Saint Paul's College, founded in 1888 and affiliated with the Episcopal Church...
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