James Barbour | |
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| United States Minister to the United Kingdom | |
| In office November 24, 1828 – October 1, 1829 | |
| President | John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | William Beach Lawrence (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Louis McLane |
| 11th United States Secretary of War | |
| In office March 7, 1825 – May 23, 1828 | |
| President | John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by | John C. Calhoun |
| Succeeded by | Peter Buell Porter |
| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
| In office February 15, 1819 – December 26, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | John Gaillard |
| Succeeded by | John Gaillard |
| United States Senator from Virginia | |
| In office January 2, 1815 – March 7, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Brent |
| Succeeded by | John Randolph |
| 18th Governor of Virginia | |
| In office January 3, 1812 – December 1, 1814 | |
| Preceded by | Peyton Randolph (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Cary Nicholas |
| Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office December 1, 1809 – January 3, 1812 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Stevenson |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Orange County | |
| In office 1807-1812 | |
| In office 1804-1805 | |
| In office 1798-1803 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 10, 1775 Barboursville, Virginia, British America |
| Died | June 7, 1842 (aged 66) Barboursville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) National Republican (1825–1834) Whig (1834–1842) |
| Spouse | Lucy Johnson |
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James C. Barbour (June 10, 1775 – June 7, 1842) was an American politician, planter, and lawyer. He served as a delegate from Orange County, Virginia, in the Virginia General Assembly and as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. He was the 18th Governor of Virginia and the first Governor to reside in the current Virginia Governor's Mansion. After the War of 1812, Barbour became a U.S. Senator (from 1814 to 1825) and the United States Secretary of War (1825–1828).[1]
- ^ Margaret Vowell Smith, Virginia: A History of the Executives in two parts (Washington, W.H. Loudermilk & Co. 1893) at p. 321 et seq.