James Lindsay Gordon

For the Canadian air marshal of the same name, see Lindsay Gordon. For the American attorney of the same name and the nephew of the subject of this article, see James Lindsay Gordon (attorney).
James L. Gordon
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Louisa County
In office
December 2, 1844 – December 6, 1846
Preceded byWilliam Jackson
Succeeded byJohn Poindexter Jr.
Personal details
Born(1813-10-13)October 13, 1813
Albemarle County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1877(1877-12-07) (aged 64)
Louisa County, Virginia, U.S.
SpouseMartha Hastings Winston
Parent
Occupationlawyer and politician

James L. Gordon (October 13, 1813 – December 7, 1877) was a Virginia lawyer and politician in Louisa County who served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates.[1][2] He was the son of Elizabeth Lindsay and U.S. Congressman William F. Gordon, who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and operated plantations using enslaved labor.

  1. ^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 413, 417
  2. ^ Malcolm H. Harris, History of Louisa County, Virginia (Richmond: The Dietz Press, 1936) pp. 140, 443