David Shepherd Garland (September 27, 1769October 7, 1841) was a

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from

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Family

Garland was the son of William Garland and Ann Shepherd. He married Jane Henry Meredith. They had 11 children, Jane Meredith, Anne Shepherd, Sally Armistead, Samuel Meredith, Mary Rice, William Henry, Patrick Henry, Eliza Virginia, Louisa Frances, Caroline, and Martha Henry. Jane was the daughter of Colonel Samuel Meredith and Jane Henry, sister of

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. Jane grew up in the

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, neighboring the Garland home.Nuckolls, Benjamin Floyd. Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1914. p144-145 accessed November 16, 2016 at https://archive.org/stream/pioneersettlerso00nuck#page/144/mode/2up

Biography

Born near

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(now Clifford) in the

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, Garland pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Virginia. He served as member of the

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during the periods 1799–1802 and 1805–1809. He served in the

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in the years 1809–1811. A wealthy man, he built the Brick House and was involved with the New Glasgow Academy, an early public school. Garland was elected as a

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to the Eleventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

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and served from January 17, 1810, to March 4, 1811, and was succeeded by

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. In the election, he defeated Thomas M. Randolph, nephew of

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. He was again a member of the State house of delegates in 1814, 1815, from 1819 to 1826, and 1832 to 1836. In 1828, he was a member of a 13 man committee in the Virginia legislature which made recommendations for the internal improvements, particularly in the course of the James River, but also of the course of the Potomac River and the Roanoke River and in the condition of the roads. For many years he was chairman of the Committee of Finance. He was a member of the Electoral College from Virginia in

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and cast his vote with the rest of the state's electors for

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. In the 1810s, Garland was president of the Board of Trustees of the New Glasgow Female Academy, and served the board for many years. In 1824 and 1825 he was a director of the Lynchburg branch of the

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. In the 1820s, he served as Commissioner of the Kanawah road and river. Late in his life he was a member of the Whig Party.Correspondence. Lynchburg Virginian (Lynchburg, Virginia) October 1, 1840. Page: 3 He died in

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on October 7, 1841. He was interred in the Meredith and Garland families' graveyard at Winton, Clifford, Virginia.

References

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