John Roane (February 9, 1766 – November 15, 1838) was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from

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. He was the father of congressman

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Biography

Born at "Uppowac" in

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, Roane pursued in preparatory studies as a young man. He was a member of the

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from 1788 to 1790 and again in 1792 and was a delegate to the

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in 1788. He was chosen as an elector for the 1789 election from King & Queen District. All of the 10 electors from Virginia who voted cast one of their two votes for George Washington. 5 of them cast their other vote for

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. 3 cast theirs for George Clinton. 1 cast his for

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. Roane was one of three Clinton Electors chosen Roane was later elected a

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to the

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in 1808, serving from 1809 to 1815. He engaged in

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pursuits before returning to the House in 1827, again as a Democratic-Republican and later a Jacksonian, serving until 1831 when he was succeeded by his son

. He was elected to his second Convention at the

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. He returned to the Congress a third time in 1835, serving again until 1837. Roane died on November 15, 1838 at "Uppowac" and was interred at the family cemetery in

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