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Variants
- Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1840
- Leigh, B. W. (Benjamin Watkins), 1781-1849
- Leigh, Watkins, 1781-1849
- Eminent citizen of Virginia, 1781-1849
- Sydney, Algernon, 1781-1849
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1781-06-18
Death Date
- 1849-02-02
Has Affiliation
- Organization: College of William & Mary
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1811
- Affiliation End: 1813
- Organization: Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1830
- Affiliation End: 1831
- Organization: Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1834
- Affiliation End: 1836
- Organization: United States. Congress. Senate
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Whig Party (U.S.)
Birth Place
- Chesterfield County (Va.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
United States--Politics and government
Virginia--Politics and government
Occupation
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Earlier Established Forms
- Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1840
Sources
- found: NUCMC data from New Jersey Historical Soc. for Scott, W. Papers, 1809-1866(Benjamin Watkins Leigh)
- found: LC data base, 4/2/87(hdg.: Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1840; usage: B.W. Leigh)
- found: DAB(Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, June 18, 1781-Feb. 2, 1849)
- found: WwasWA, 1607-1896(Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, d. Feb. 2, 1849)
- found: Herringshaw(Leigh, Benjamin Watkins; d. Feb. 2, 1849)
- found: Biographical dictionary of American Congress(Leigh, Benjamin Watkins; senator from Virginia; born in Chesterfield County, Va., June 18, 1781; official reporter, State Court of Appeals; served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the U.S. Senate; died in Richmond, February 26, 1849)
- found: His Substitute intended to be offered to the next meeting of the citizens of Richmond, 1824:t.p. (Watkins Leigh) p. 2 (B.W. Leigh)
- found: His The Letters of Algernon Sydney ... 1830:t.p. (an eminent citizen of Virginia)
- found: Cushing(Sydney, Algernon, Benjamin Watkins Leigh; Eminent citizen of Virginia, Benjamin Watkins Leigh)
- found: Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed April 08, 2024(Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, a Senator from Virginia; born in Chesterfield County, Va., on June 18, 1781; studied under private tutors; graduated from William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va., in 1802; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Petersburg, Va.; served in the War of 1812; member, State House of Delegates 1811-1813; moved to Richmond, Va., in 1813; prepared the revised code of 1810; delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1829 and 1830; member, State House of Delegates 1830-1831; official reporter of the State court of appeals 1829-1841; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian (later Whig) to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term ending March 3, 1835, caused by the resignation of William C. Rives; reelected in 1835 and served from February 26, 1834, to July 4, 1836, when he resigned; resumed the practice of law; died in Richmond, Va., February 2, 1849; interment in Shockoe Cemetery.)
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Change Notes
- 1987-04-07: new
- 2024-05-17: revised
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