Joseph Chinn

Joseph W. Chinn
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Lancaster County
In office
December 4, 1826 – November 20, 1828
Serving with Addison Hall, John Meredith
Preceded byWilliam Gilmour
Succeeded byCharles Leland
Member of the Virginia Senate from Lancaster, King George, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond, Stafford and Prince William Counties
In office
December 7, 1829 – 1832
Preceded bySt. Leger L. Carter
Succeeded byWilliam Basye
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
Preceded byJohn Taliaferro
Succeeded byJohn M. Patton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byWilliam F. Gordon
Succeeded byJohn Taliaferro
Personal details
Born(1798-11-16)November 16, 1798
Nuttsville, Virginia, US
DiedDecember 5, 1840(1840-12-05) (aged 42)
Wilna plantation, near Warsaw, Virginia, US
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarianne Smith
RelativesJoseph W. Chinn (grandson)
Professionlawyer, politician

Joseph William Chinn (November 16, 1798 – December 5, 1840) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and in the United States House of Representatives.[1]

  1. ^ Virginia Biographical encyclopedia