William Lucas (Virginia politician)

William Lucas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Preceded byJohn Taliaferro
Succeeded byHenry Bedinger
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from 's 15th district
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841 (obsolete district)
Preceded byJames M. Mason
Succeeded byRichard W. Barton
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Jefferson County
In office
January 10, 1838 – January 6, 1839
Serving with John Peter
Preceded byThomas Griggs Jr.
Succeeded byBushrod C. Washington
Personal details
Born(1800-11-30)November 30, 1800
"Cold Spring," Shepherdstown, Virginia (now West Virginia), US
DiedAugust 29, 1877(1877-08-29) (aged 76)
Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia), US
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseVirginia Ann Bedinger
RelativesEdward Lucas (brother), Daniel B. Lucas (son)
Robert Lucas (governor)(cousin)
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer, planter

William Lucas (November 30, 1800 – August 29, 1877) was a nineteenth-century planter, politician and lawyer from Virginia.[1]

  1. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. 1. pp. 117–118.