Asa Biggs

Asa Biggs
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Carolina
In office
May 3, 1858 – April 23, 1861
Appointed byJames Buchanan
Preceded byHenry Potter
Succeeded byGeorge Washington Brooks
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1855 – May 5, 1858
Preceded byGeorge Edmund Badger
Succeeded byThomas Lanier Clingman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Preceded byKenneth Rayner
Succeeded byDavid Outlaw
Personal details
Born
Asa Biggs

(1811-02-04)February 4, 1811
Williamston, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1878(1878-03-06) (aged 67)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeElmwood Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic

Asa Biggs (February 4, 1811 – March 6, 1878) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina.