James Trezvant (died September 2, 1841) was a

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from

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. He was also a slave owner.

Biography

Born in

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, Trezvant studied law after college. He was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in

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, eventually rising to position of attorney general in the state. In 1820, Trezvant served as delegate to the State constitutional convention, and subsequently served in the State house of delegates. He was elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831). He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Pensions during the Twenty-first Congress. Trezvant served in the

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from

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in a district composed of Sussex, Surry, Isle of Wight, Prince George, and Greensville Counties. He served on the Committee of the Executive Department. He was one of the judges in Southampton County in the trials of the people involved in the Nat Turner rebellion.Alfred L. Brophy
"The Nat Turner Trials"
North Carolina Law Review (June 2013), volume 91: 1817-80. He died in

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on September 2, 1841.

Electoral history

*1825; Trezvant was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed. *1827; Trezvant was re-elected unopposed. *1829; Trezvant was re-elected unopposed.

References

Bibliography

* 1841 deaths Virginia Attorneys General Virginia lawyers Year of birth unknown Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia 19th-century American politicians People from Sussex County, Virginia American slave owners {{Virginia-Representative-stub People from Southampton County, Virginia