Littleton Waller Tazewell

Littleton Tazewell
26th Governor of Virginia
In office
March 31, 1834 – April 30, 1836
Preceded byJohn Floyd
Succeeded byWyndham Robertson (acting)
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
July 9, 1832 – July 16, 1832
Preceded bySamuel Smith
Succeeded byHugh Lawson White
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
December 7, 1824 – July 16, 1832
Preceded byJohn Taylor
Succeeded byWilliam Rives
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1816–1817
Preceded byMiles King
Succeeded byGeorge Loyall
In office
1809–1812
Preceded byWilliam Lightfoot
Succeeded byWilliam Barrett
In office
1798–1800
Serving with John Allen, William Lightfoot
Preceded byJohn Pierce
Succeeded byChampion Travis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 13th district
In office
November 26, 1800 – March 3, 1801
Preceded byJohn Marshall
Succeeded byJohn Clopton
Personal details
Born(1774-12-17)December 17, 1774
Williamsburg, Virginia, British America
DiedMay 6, 1860(1860-05-06) (aged 85)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyAnti-Administration (Before 1792)
Democratic-Republican (1792–1825)
Jacksonian (1825–1828)
Democratic (1828–1860)
SpouseAnne Stratton
EducationCollege of William and Mary (BA)

Littleton Waller Tazewell (December 17, 1774 – May 6, 1860) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner, and politician who served as U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator and the 26th Governor of Virginia, as well as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1]

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of American Biography 1800-1902, p. 919 (available online unpaginated on ancestry.com)