John White Brockenbrough | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
In office January 14, 1846 – May 4, 1861 | |
Appointed by | James K. Polk |
Preceded by | Isaac S. Pennybacker |
Succeeded by | John Jay Jackson Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | John White Brockenbrough December 23, 1806 Hanover County, Virginia |
Died | February 20, 1877 Lexington, Virginia | (aged 70)
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Relatives | William Henry Brockenbrough |
Education | Winchester Law School |
John White Brockenbrough (December 23, 1806 – February 20, 1877) was a Virginia attorney, law professor, U.S. District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, and Confederate States congressman and district judge.[1]