Spencer Roane | |
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Judge of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals | |
In office April 13, 1795 – September 4, 1822 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Essex County, Virginia, US | April 4, 1762
Died | September 4, 1822 Bath County, Virginia, US | (aged 60)
Spouse | Anne Henry |
Children | William H. Roane, Fayette Roane |
Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
Occupation | Lawyer, politician, judge |
Spencer Roane (April 4, 1762 – September 4, 1822) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and jurist. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates for six years and a year in the Commonwealth's small executive branch (Council of State). The majority of his public career was as a judge, first of the General Court and later (for 27 years) on the Court of Appeals (which later became the Supreme Court of Virginia).