Jabez Leftwich

Jabez Leftwich
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from Madison County
In office
August 1, 1836 – August 7, 1837
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 14th district
In office
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded byWilliam A. Burwell
Succeeded byCharles F. Mercer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Preceded byWilliam Smith
Succeeded byNathaniel Claiborne
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Bedford County
In office
December 7, 1801–December 3, 1809
Preceded bySamuel Hancock
Succeeded byWilliam Hopkins
Personal details
BornSeptember 22, 1765
Bedford County, Virginia
DiedJune 22, 1855(1855-06-22) (aged 89)
Huntsville, Alabama
Resting placeMaple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama
Political partyJacksonian
Other political
affiliations
Democratic-Republican
RelationsJoel Leftwich (brother)
Military service
Branch/serviceVirginia militia
RankColonel
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Jabez Leftwich (September 22, 1765 – June 22, 1855) was an American politician, planter and military officer who represented Virginia's 14th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1821 and 1825, as well as served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing Bedford County, and finally represented Madison County, Alabama in the Alabama House of Representatives after moving to that new state.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915) vol. 2, p. 117 (available at hathitrust.org)