James Innes | |
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| Attorney General of Virginia | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Randolph |
| Succeeded by | John Marshall (acting) |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Williamsburg | |
| In office 1786 – November 30, 1786 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Tazewell |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Griffin |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Williamsburg | |
| In office May 1, 1781 – April 30, 1782 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Tazewell |
| Succeeded by | Henry Tazewell |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for James City County | |
| In office May 1, 1780 – April 30, 1781 Serving with William Norvell, | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Burwell |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Prentis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1754 Caroline County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | August 2, 1798 (aged 44) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Relatives | Harry Innes (brother) |
| Education | College of William and Mary |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | Continental Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
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James Innes (1754 – August 2, 1798) was an American attorney, officer in the American Revolutionary War and politician. The second Attorney General of Virginia after independence, he served a decade before resigning for health reasons. He also served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Ratification Convention at various times representing Williamsburg or nearby James City County.[1]
- ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1915) Vol.2, p. 149