Felix Grundy | |
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13th United States Attorney General | |
In office July 5, 1838 – December 14, 1839 | |
President | Martin Van Buren |
Preceded by | Benjamin F. Butler |
Succeeded by | Henry D. Gilpin |
United States Senator from Tennessee | |
In office December 14, 1839 – December 19, 1840 | |
Preceded by | Ephraim H. Foster |
Succeeded by | Alfred O. P. Nicholson |
In office October 19, 1829 – July 4, 1838 | |
Preceded by | John Eaton |
Succeeded by | Ephraim H. Foster |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1813 – July 19, 1814 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Newton Cannon |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | |
Preceded by | Pleasant Moorman Miller |
Succeeded by | Thomas K. Harris |
Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
In office 1807–1808 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Todd |
Succeeded by | Ninian Edwards |
Personal details | |
Born | Berkeley County, Virginia, U.S. (now West Virginia) | September 11, 1777
Died | December 19, 1840 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 63)
Political party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) Democratic (1825–1840) |
Spouse | Ann Phillips Rodgers |
Relatives | Carrie Winder McGavock (granddaughter) |
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Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th United States Attorney General. He also had served several terms as a congressman and as a U.S. senator from Tennessee. He was known for his success as a criminal lawyer who attracted crowds when he served on the defense.