Robert Page (February 4, 1765December 8, 1840) was a
United States representative from
Virginia.
Biography
Born at North End,
Gloucester County (now
Mathews County
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) in the
Colony of Virginia
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, he received a liberal education from tutors at home. He attended the
College of William and Mary, which he left to join the
War of Independence, serving as a captain in the
Virginia militia. He studied law, was admitted to the
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and practiced in
Frederick County (now
Clarke County Clarke County may refer to:
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) and adjacent counties. He was a
planter and a member of the council of state, and was a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates in 1795.
Page was elected as a
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, defeating Democratic-Republican John Smith, to the Sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1799 to March 3, 1801. He resumed former activities and died at Janeville, in Clarke County. Interment was in
Old Chapel Cemetery near
Millwood.
References
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1765 births
1840 deaths
Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia militiamen in the American Revolution
Virginia lawyers
Robert Page
People from Mathews County, Virginia
American planters
College of William & Mary alumni
Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
People from Clarke County, Virginia