This article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone. Are you certain this article is inappropriate? Excessive Violence Sexual Content Political / Social
Email Address:
Article Id: WHEBN0011821978 Reproduction Date:
James Trezvant (died September 2, 1841) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Born in Sussex County, Virginia, Trezvant studied law after college. He was admitted to the bar 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 was one of the judges in Southampton County in the trials of the people involved in the Nat Turner rebellion.[1] He died in Southampton County, Virginia on September 2, 1841.
Trezvant was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed.
Trezvant was re-elected unopposed.
Template:CongBio
Virginia, Surry County, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Southampton County, Virginia
Virginia, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Suffolk, Virginia, Greensville County, Virginia, Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, American Civil War
John Quincy Adams, Connecticut's at-large congressional district, New Hampshire's at-large congressional district, General ticket, 18th United States Congress
New Jersey's at-large congressional district, John Quincy Adams, Connecticut's at-large congressional district, New Hampshire's at-large congressional district, Jacksonian Party (...
20th United States Congress, 22nd United States Congress, Jacksonian Party (United States), Connecticut's at-large congressional district, New Hampshire's at-large congressional d...
American Civil War, Virginia's 1st congressional district, Virginia's 2nd congressional district, Virginia's 3rd congressional district, Virginia's 4th congressional district