Joseph Neville

Joseph Neville
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
Preceded byAndrew Moore
Succeeded byGeorge Jackson
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Hampshire County
In office
May 1780 – March 1781
Preceded byAbraham Hite
Succeeded byAbraham Hite
In office
may 1777-Jan. 1778
Preceded byAbraham Hite
Succeeded byWilliam Aylett Booth
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
In office
1773–1776
Preceded byAlexander White
Succeeded byn/a
Personal details
BornDecember 2, 1733
Gloucester County, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedMarch 4, 1819(1819-03-04) (aged 85)
Hardy County, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeEdward Williams Graveyard, Hardy County, West Virginia
Political partyAnti-Administration
SpouseAgnes Nancy Brown
ChildrenJoseph III, John, Elizabeth, Jethro, Mary, Amelia, Nancy Ann, William Joseph, George, Presley
Parent(s)Joseph Neville, Sr., and Ann Bohannon
Occupationsoldier, planter/rancher, politician
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceContinental Army, Virginia Militia
RankBrigadier General
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War, War of 1812

Joseph Neville Jr. (December 2, 1733 – March 4, 1819)[1] was an American soldier, planter and politician from Virginia. In addition to military service during the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812, Neville represented Hampshire County in the Virginia House of Burgesses, several of the Virginia Revolutionary Conventions and in the House of Delegates during the American Revolutionary War. Fellow legislators twice elected him to the United States House of Representatives, where he served from 1793 until 1795. He died at the age of 85 in what became Hardy County during his lifetime.[2]

  1. ^ Robert W. Robins, "The Register of Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA 1677–1780", (1981) p.129
  2. ^ "Obituary". National Aegis. April 7, 1819. p. 3.