Abraham B. Venable
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Abraham Bedford Venable | |
Senior Senator, Virginia
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In office December 7, 1803 – June 7, 1804 |
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Preceded by | John Taylor |
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Succeeded by | William Branch Giles |
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Born | November 20, 1758 Prince Edward County, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | December 26, 1811 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
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 were 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
- Abraham B. Venable at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Abraham B. Venable at Find A Grave
- Abraham B. Venable at The Political Graveyard
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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 Andrew Moore |
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