found: Biog. directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774-1989, 1989:p. 1523 (b. 1752 at "Cannicello" near Fairfield, Augusta County Va.; attended Augusta Academy (now Washington and Lee); admitted to the bar 1774; served in the Revolutionary War as a captain until 1779; commissioned brigadier general, then major general of Virginia Militia; served in the Va. General Assembly 1780-1783, 1785-1788, 1799-1801; served in 1st through 4th U.S. Congresses (1789-1797); successfully contested the election of Thomas Lewis to the 8th U.S. Congress and served from March 5 to August 11, 1804; served in U.S. Senate from August 11, 1804 to March 3, 1809; d. Lexington, Va. April 14, 1821)
