Archibald Stuart

Archibald Stuart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
Preceded byNathaniel Claiborne
Succeeded byWilliam L. Goggin
Member of the Virginia Senate from Henry, Patrick and Franklin Counties
In office
1852–1855
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byGeorge Hairston
Personal details
BornDecember 2, 1795
Lynchburg, Virginia
DiedSeptember 20, 1855(1855-09-20) (aged 59)
"Laurel Hill", Patrick County, Virginia
Resting placeSaltville, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCollege of William & Mary
Occupationplanter, lawyer

Archibald Stuart (December 2, 1795 – September 20, 1855) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the first cousin of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart and the father of Confederate General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, who was the seventh of eleven children.[1]