U.S. Congressman. He was born in northern Virginia and began practicing law there in the 1820s. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1830-1831) and was later elected to Congress as a Democrat, serving from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843. Afterward he became a newspaper editor in Washington, D.C. and was chargé d'affaires to the Argentine Republic (1846–1851). He died in Missouri at age 58.
U.S. Congressman. He was born in northern Virginia and began practicing law there in the 1820s. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1830-1831) and was later elected to Congress as a Democrat, serving from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843. Afterward he became a newspaper editor in Washington, D.C. and was chargé d'affaires to the Argentine Republic (1846–1851). He died in Missouri at age 58.
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