Archibald Stuart

Archibald Stuart
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district
In office March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
Preceded by	Nathaniel Claiborne
Succeeded by	William L. Goggin
Member of the Virginia Senate from Henry, Patrick and Franklin Counties
In office 1852–1855
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	George Hairston
Personal details
Born	December 2, 1795 Lynchburg, Virginia
Died	September 20, 1855(1855-09-20) (aged 59) "Laurel Hill", Patrick County, Virginia
Resting place	Saltville, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	planter, lawyer

Archibald Stuart (December 2, 1795 – September 20, 1855) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He was the first cousin of Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart and the father of Confederate General James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, who was the seventh of eleven children.

Biography

Born in Lynchburg, Virginia to Anne Dabney Stuart and Judge Alexander Stuart, Stuart attended private schools and completed preparatory studies as a child. He became an officer in the War of 1812 and studied law afterward. After being admitted to the bar, Stuart commenced practice in Lynchburg. He became a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Conventions in 1829-30, and in 1850-51. Stuart was elected a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1836, serving from 1837 to 1839. After losing reelection to Isaac Adams, Stuart resumed practicing law. He served to the Virginia Senate, serving from 1852 to 1854. Stuart died suddenly at his home, "Laurel Hill" in Patrick County, Virginia, on September 20, 1855. He was interred in the Stuart family cemetery at Laurel Hill. In 1952 the Stuart family re-interred his remains in Saltville, Virginia, next to the grave of his wife, Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart.

Electoral history

• 1837; Stuart was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 56.08% of the vote, defeating Whig Nathaniel H. Claiborne.
• 1839; Stuart lost his re-election bid.

External links

• United States Congress. "Archibald Stuart (id: S001032)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 

• United States Congress. "Archibald Stuart (id: S001032)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.