Archibald Stuart | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district | |
In office March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839 | |
Preceded by | Nathaniel Claiborne |
Succeeded by | William L. Goggin |
Member of the Virginia Senate from Henry, Patrick and Franklin Counties | |
In office 1852–1855 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | George Hairston |
Personal details | |
Born | December 2, 1795 Lynchburg, Virginia |
Died | September 20, 1855 "Laurel Hill", Patrick County, Virginia | (aged 59)
Resting place | Saltville, Virginia |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | College of William & Mary |
Occupation | planter, lawyer |
Archibald Stuart (December 2, 1795 – September 20, 1855) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the first cousin of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart and the father of Confederate General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, who was the seventh of eleven children.[1]