Abraham B. Venable

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Abraham Bedford Venable
Senior Senator, Virginia
In office December 7, 1803 – June 7, 1804
Preceded by	John Taylor
Succeeded by	William Branch Giles
Born	November 20, 1758 Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Died	December 26, 1811 Richmond, Virginia, USA
Political party	Anti-Administration, Democratic-Republican
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Farmer, Bank President

Abraham Bedford Venable (November 20, 1758 – December 26, 1811) was a representative and senator from Virginia. He was the uncle of congressman Abraham Watkins Venable.

Born on "State Hill", a farm in what is now Worsham, Virginia, Venable attended Hampden-Sydney College and later graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1780. He worked as a planter and studied law in his hometown, eventually being admitted to the bar in 1784. He started practice at the Prince Edward Court House in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He later got involved in politics and was elected to the second congress, serving from 1791 to 1799. He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections in the fourth congress. He was later elected to the senate to fill a vacancy, serving from 1803 to 1804 when he resigned to become president of First National Bank in Virginia. He died in 1811 in a theater fire in Richmond, Virginia. His ashes where placed under a rock at Monumental Church in Richmond with the ashes of other victims of the fire including Virginia Governor George William Smith.

[edit] External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Abraham B. Venable at Find A Grave
• Abraham B. Venable at The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Isaac Coles	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793	Succeeded by Isaac Coles
Preceded by John Page	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th congressional district March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1799	Succeeded by John Randolph
Preceded by John Taylor	United States Senator (Class 1) from Virginia December 7, 1803 – June 7, 1804 Served alongside: Wilson Cary Nicholas and Andrew Moore	Succeeded by William Branch Giles

This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.