| LC control no. | n 87933624 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Giles, William Branch, 1762-1830 |
| Variant(s) | Giles, Mr. (William Branch), 1762-1830 Giles, W. B. (William Branch), 1762-1830 Native of Virginia, 1762-1830 |
| See also | Virginia. Governor (1827-1830 : Giles) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Virginia |
| Birth date | 1762-08-12 |
| Death date | 1830-12-04 |
| Place of birth | Amelia County (Va.) |
| Place of death | Amelia County (Va.) |
| Affiliation | College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.) United States. Congress. House Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate United States. Congress. Senate Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates Republican Party (U.S. : 1792-1828) |
| Profession or occupation | Legislators Lawyers |
| Found in | Mr. Giles' speech delivered in Senate of the United States, Thursday, 24 November, 1808, on the resolution of Mr. Hillhouse, to repeal the embargo laws, 1808? A map of the state of Virginia, 1827: map recto (W.B. Giles, Governor of the State of Virginia) LC data base, 6/10/87 (hdg.: Giles, William Branch, 1762-1830; usage: Mr. William Giles; Mr. Giles) MdU/G-K files (usage: native of Virginia) Virginia. Governor (1827-1830 : Giles). Governor's message, and accompanying documents, 1830. Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, 1989 (Giles, William Branch; rep. and Senator from Va.; governor of Va. 1827-30; lawyer; b. 8/12/1762; d. 12/4/1830) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed March 25, 2024 (Giles, William Branch, a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born near Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Va., August 12, 1762; pursued classical studies and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1781; studied law; admitted to the bar and practiced in Petersburg, Va., 1784-1789; elected to the First Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Theodorick Bland; reelected to the Second and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from December 7, 1790, to October 2, 1798, when he resigned; member, State House of Delegates 1798-1800; elected as a Democratic Republican to the Seventh Congress (March 4, 1801-March 3, 1803); appointed on August 11, 1804, to the United States Senate as a Democratic Republican to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1803, caused by the resignation of Abraham B. Venable, and took his seat on November 5, 1804; resigned on December 4, 1804, and was subsequently elected on December 4, 1804, to fill the vacancy in the term beginning March 4, 1799, caused by the resignation of Wilson C. Nicholas; was reelected in 1804 and 1811, and served successively in the two classes from August 11, 1804, to March 3, 1815, when he resigned; member, State House of Delegates 1816-1817, 1826-1827; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1825; Governor of Virginia 1827-1830; again elected Governor in 1830, but declined; died on his estate, 'Wigwam,' near Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Va., December 4, 1830; interment in a private cemetery on his estate.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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