Caleb Claiborne Herbert (1814 – July 5, 1867) was a
Confederate
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politician during the
American Civil War
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.
He was born in
Goochland County, Virginia
Goochland County is a county located in the Piedmont of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its southern border is formed by the James River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,727. Its county seat is Goochland.
Goochland County is includ ...
, and later moved to Texas. He served in the
Texas Senate
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from 1857 to 1859. An ardent supporter of
states' rights
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, Herbert represented Texas in the
First Confederate Congress
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and the
Second Confederate Congress
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from 1862 to 1865.
References
Political Graveyard
People from Goochland County, Virginia
Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Texas
19th-century American politicians
Texas state senators
1814 births
1867 deaths
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