Richard T. W. Duke

Richard T. W. Duke
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County
In office
December 3, 1879 – December 7, 1881
Serving with T. L. Michie
Succeeded byJohn B. Moon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
November 8, 1870 – March 3, 1873
Preceded byRobert Ridgway
Succeeded byAlexander Davis
Personal details
BornJune 6, 1822
Charlottesville, Virginia
DiedJuly 2, 1898(1898-07-02) (aged 76)
"Sunny Side," Charlottesville, Virginia
Resting placeMaplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia
Political partyConservative
Other political
affiliations
Funder (in 1880s)
Professionlawyer
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Rank Colonel
Unit 46th Virginia Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Richard Thomas Walker Duke Sr. (June 6, 1822 – July 2, 1898) was a nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.