Philip P. Barbour

Philip P. Barbour
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
May 12, 1836 – February 25, 1841
Nominated byAndrew Jackson
Preceded byGabriel Duvall
Succeeded byPeter V. Daniel
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
October 8, 1830 – March 17, 1836
Nominated byAndrew Jackson
Preceded byGeorge Hay
Succeeded byPeter Daniel
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee
In office
1827–1829
Preceded byDaniel Webster
Succeeded byJames Buchanan
10th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
December 4, 1821 [a] – March 4, 1823
Preceded byJohn Taylor
Succeeded byHenry Clay
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 11th district
In office
March 4, 1827 – October 15, 1830
Preceded byRobert Taylor
Succeeded byJohn Patton
In office
September 19, 1814 – March 4, 1825
Preceded byJohn Dawson
Succeeded byRobert Taylor
Personal details
Born(1783-05-25)May 25, 1783
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 1841(1841-02-25) (aged 57)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Democratic (1828–1841)
Other political
affiliations
Jacksonian
EducationCollege of William and Mary
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Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both positions.

Born in Gordonsville, Virginia, Barbour established a legal career in Gordonsville after studying at the College of William & Mary. Several members of Barbour's family, including his brother, James Barbour, went on to hold prominent political office. Barbour won election to the House of Representatives in 1814 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He served a single term as Speaker from 1821 to 1823 and declined to seek re-election to Congress in 1824. Barbour returned to Congress in 1827 as an ally of Andrew Jackson.

Barbour served in Congress until 1830, when he accepted appointment as a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. President Jackson appointed Barbour to the Supreme Court in 1835 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation in 1835 of Gabriel Duvall. Barbour served on the Court until his death in 1841. On the Court, Barbour generally supported Jacksonian principles and states' rights.
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