James Sanders Wheat

James Sanders Wheat
Unionist Attorney General of Virginia
In office
1861–1863
Preceded byJohn Randolph Tucker (contested)
Succeeded byThomas Russell Bowden
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the Ohio County district
In office
December 3, 1849 – December 1, 1850
Preceded byWilliam Pitts
Succeeded byCharles Wells Russell
Personal details
Born(1810-05-08)May 8, 1810
Prince George's County, Maryland, US
DiedSeptember 24, 1874(1874-09-24) (aged 60)
Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Political partyRepublican
SpouseElizabeth Johnson Dorsey
Children5
Occupationlawyer

James Sanders Wheat (May 9, 1810 – September 24, 1874) was the Attorney General of Virginia in Union held territory from 1861 to 1863.[1][2]

  1. ^ Lewis, Virgil Anson (1896). History and Government of West Virginia. Werner School Book Company. pp. 183–. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ Virginia (1873). Code of Virginia. James E. Goode. pp. 197–. Retrieved 6 June 2013.