John Samuels Caskie (November 8, 1821 – December 16, 1869) was a nineteenth-century congressman, lawyer and judge from

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Biography

Born in

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, Caskie graduated from the

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in 1842, studied law and was admitted to the bar in around 1842, commencing practice in Richmond. He was the

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of Richmond from 1842 to 1846 and judge of the Richmond and Henrico circuits from 1846 to 1849. Caskie was elected a

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to the

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in 1850, serving from 1851 to 1859. After being unsuccessful for reelection in 1858, he resumed practicing law until his death in

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on December 16, 1869. He was interred there in Hollywood Cemetery.

Elections

*1851; Caskie was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 54.49% of the vote, defeating Whig John Minor Botts. *1853; Caskie was re-elected with 54.89% of the vote, defeating Whig Clayton G. Coleman. *1855; Caskie was re-elected with 52.12% of the vote, defeating American William C. Scott. *1857; Caskie was re-elected 63.72% of the vote, defeating American A. Judson Crane. *1859; Caskie was defeated for re-election.

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