John Botts

John Minor Botts
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byJames Seddon
Succeeded byJames Seddon
Constituency6th district
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJohn Robertson
Succeeded byWilliam Taylor
Constituency11th district
Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byHugh Haralson
Succeeded byArmistead Burt
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Henrico County
In office
1833–1838
Preceded byRobert A. Mayo
Succeeded bySherwin McRae
Personal details
Born(1802-09-16)September 16, 1802
Dumfries, Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 1869(1869-01-08) (aged 66)
Culpeper, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyWhig
Other political
affiliations
Constitutional Union
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer

John Minor Botts (September 16, 1802 – January 8, 1869) was a nineteenth-century politician, planter and lawyer from Virginia. He was a prominent Unionist in Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War.