John White Brockenbrough

John White Brockenbrough
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office
January 14, 1846 – May 4, 1861
Appointed byJames K. Polk
Preceded byIsaac S. Pennybacker
Succeeded byJohn Jay Jackson Jr.
Personal details
Born
John White Brockenbrough

(1806-12-23)December 23, 1806
Hanover County, Virginia
DiedFebruary 20, 1877(1877-02-20) (aged 70)
Lexington, Virginia
Parents
RelativesWilliam Henry Brockenbrough
EducationWinchester 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]

  1. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915), Vol 3, p. 39