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Elliott M. Braxton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis McKenzie |
| Succeeded by | John T. Harris |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from Richmond, Lancaster, Northumberland and Westmoreland Counties | |
| In office 1852–1857 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Richard L. T. Beale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1823 Mathews, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 1891 (aged 67) Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Confederate Cemetery Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Elliott Muse Braxton (October 8, 1823 – October 2, 1891) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia.[1] He owned slaves, served in the Confederate Army, and was a Democrat. He was the great-grandson of Carter Braxton.[2][3][4]
- ^ Goolrick, John T. (1922). Historic Fredericksburg: The Story of an Old Town. Whittet & Shepperson. p. 110.
- ^ Kennedy, Lawrence F. (1971). Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1971: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States, from the First Through the Ninety-first Congress, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, Inclusive Issue 92, Part 8 of Senate document. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 630.
- ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. 3. p. 112.
- ^ Donald W. Gunter, "Braxton, Elliott Muse (1823-1891)", in Dictionary of Virginia Biography, vol. 2, pp. 203-204