Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781 - 1849)

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Benjamin Watkins Leigh

Birth:	Jun. 18, 1781 Chesterfield County, USA
Death:	Feb. 2, 1849 Richmond Richmond City Virginia, USA
US Senator. Elected as a Senator from Virginia to the United States Senate, serving from 1834 to 1836. He fought in the War of 1812, and prepared the revised Code of Virginia in 1810. (bio by: Garver Graver) Family links: Spouses: Susanna Colston Leigh (1792 - ____)* Julia Wickham Leigh (1801 - 1883)* Children: Mary Susan Selden Leigh Robinson (1816 - 1900)* Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1831 - 1863)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for Benjamin Leigh

Burial: Shockoe Hill Cemetery Richmond Richmond City Virginia, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Garver Graver Record added: Nov 25, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6953448

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- Candles
Added: Jan. 21, 2012

My great great uncle Leigh B. Woodside was named after him. His grandfather (William Woodside) was friends with Benjamin. Also, I just realized that he was born on the same day as me..though several years before I came into the world.
- Garret Kremer-Wright
Added: Aug. 1, 2010

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- Mike Caldwell
Added: Jun. 18, 2010

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