Joseph Neville | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Moore |
| Succeeded by | George Jackson |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Hampshire County | |
| In office May 1780 – March 1781 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Hite |
| Succeeded by | Abraham Hite |
| In office may 1777-Jan. 1778 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Hite |
| Succeeded by | William Aylett Booth |
| Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office 1773–1776 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander White |
| Succeeded by | n/a |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 2, 1733 Gloucester County, Virginia Colony, British America |
| Died | March 4, 1819 (aged 85) Hardy County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Edward Williams Graveyard, Hardy County, West Virginia |
| Political party | Anti-Administration |
| Spouse | Agnes Nancy Brown |
| Children | Joseph III, John, Elizabeth, Jethro, Mary, Amelia, Nancy Ann, William Joseph, George, Presley |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Neville, Sr., and Ann Bohannon |
| Occupation | soldier, planter/rancher, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch/service | Continental Army, Virginia Militia |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War, War of 1812 |
Joseph Neville Jr. (December 2, 1733 – March 4, 1819)[1] was an American soldier, planter and politician from Virginia. In addition to military service during the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812, Neville represented Hampshire County in the Virginia House of Burgesses, several of the Virginia Revolutionary Conventions and in the House of Delegates during the American Revolutionary War. Fellow legislators twice elected him to the United States House of Representatives, where he served from 1793 until 1795. He died at the age of 85 in what became Hardy County during his lifetime.[2]