Summary
James Trezvant (died September 2, 1841) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.[1] He was also a slave owner.[2][3]
James Trezvant | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Smith |
| Succeeded by | John Y. Mason |
| Chairman of the Committee on Military Pensions | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | James Coffield Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from Dinwiddie, Southampton and Sussex Counties | |
| In office 1808–1811 | |
| Preceded by | John Pegram |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Goodwyn |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Southampton County | |
| In office 1807 Alongside Edward Bailey | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Sussex County, Virginia |
| Died | September 2, 1841 Southampton County, Virginia |
| Political party | Jacksonian (after 1829) |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic-Republican (before 1829) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Biography edit
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. He subsequently was elected to and 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.
Trezvant served in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830 from Southampton County; his district included Sussex, Surry, Isle of Wight, Prince George, and Greensville counties. He served on the Committee of the Executive Department.[4]
He was one of the judges in Southampton County in the trials of the people involved in the Nat Turner's Rebellion.[5]
Trezvant died in Southampton County, Virginia on September 2, 1841.
Electoral history edit
- 1825; Trezvant was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed.
- 1827; Trezvant was re-elected unopposed.
- 1829; Trezvant was re-elected unopposed.
References edit
- ^ "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-27, retrieved 2022-01-29
- ^ Pulliam 1901, p. 68, 71
- ^ Alfred L. Brophy, "The Nat Turner Trials", North Carolina Law Review (June 2013), volume 91: 1817-80.
Bibliography edit
- Pulliam, David Loyd (1901). The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the foundation of the Commonwealth to the present time. John T. West, Richmond. ISBN 978-1-2879-2059-5.
- United States Congress. "James Trezvant (id: T000365)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.