John Minor Botts | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia | |
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
Preceded by | James Seddon |
Succeeded by | James Seddon |
Constituency | 6th district |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | John Robertson |
Succeeded by | William Taylor |
Constituency | 11th district |
Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs | |
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Haralson |
Succeeded by | Armistead Burt |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Henrico County | |
In office 1833–1838 | |
Preceded by | Robert A. Mayo |
Succeeded by | Sherwin McRae |
Personal details | |
Born | Dumfries, Virginia, U.S. | September 16, 1802
Died | January 8, 1869 Culpeper, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 66)
Political party | Whig |
Other political affiliations | Constitutional Union |
Profession | Politician, 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.