William Fitzhugh | |
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Delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Virginia | |
In office September 12, 1779 – October 31, 1779 | |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Stafford County | |
In office October 15, 1787 – June 22, 1788 Serving with Bailey Washington Jr. | |
Preceded by | Gustavus Brown Wallace |
Succeeded by | Richard Brent |
Member of the Virginia Senate from Westmoreland, Stafford and King George Counties | |
In office May 7, 1781 – October 17, 1785 | |
Preceded by | William Brent |
Succeeded by | Thomas Lee |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Stafford County | |
In office May 1, 1780 – May 6, 1781 Serving with Bailey Washington | |
Preceded by | Charles Carter |
Succeeded by | Thomas Mountjoy |
In office May 5, 1777 – May 3, 1778 Serving with Charles Carter | |
Preceded by | n/a |
Succeeded by | William Brent |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from King George County | |
In office October 7, 1776 – May 4, 1778 Serving with Joseph Jones | |
Succeeded by | Thomas Jett |
Member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Virginia Revolutionary Conventions from King George County | |
In office 1774–1776 Serving with Joseph Jones | |
Member of the House of Burgesses from King George County | |
In office 1772–1774 Serving with Joseph Jones | |
Preceded by | William Robinson |
Succeeded by | n/a |
Personal details | |
Born | August 24, 1741 King George, Virginia, British America |
Died | June 6, 1809 Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 67)
Resting place | Pohick Church Cemetery Lorton, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse |
Ann Bolling Randolph
(died 1805) |
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William Fitzhugh (August 24, 1741 – June 6, 1809) was an American planter, legislator and patriot during the American Revolutionary War who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress for Virginia in 1779, as well as many terms in the House of Burgesses and both houses of the Virginia General Assembly following the Commonwealth's formation.[1] His Stafford County home, Chatham Manor, is on the National Register for Historic Places and serves as the National Park Service Headquarters for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.[2]