Governor James Barbour of Virginia

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Governor James Barbour of Virginia was an early 19th-century American statesman who served as Governor of Virginia, a U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of War, and was influential in national politics during the Era of Good Feelings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
United States Secretary of War
United States senator
governor
human
appointedBy James Monroe NERFINISHED
birthDate 1775-06-10
birthPlace British America NERFINISHED
Orange County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1842-06-07
deathPlace Barboursville, Virginia NERFINISHED
educatedAt local schools in Orange County, Virginia
era Era of Good Feelings NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Barbour NERFINISHED
givenName James
knownFor leadership in Virginia politics
service as U.S. Secretary of War
service in the United States Senate
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED
National Republican Party NERFINISHED
notableFor advocacy of internal improvements
influence during the Era of Good Feelings
support for a strong national defense
occupation lawyer
planter
statesman
officeHeldForTerm Governor of Virginia
United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED
United States Senator from Virginia
positionHeld Governor of Virginia
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates NERFINISHED
United States Minister to the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States Secretary of War NERFINISHED
United States Senator from Virginia
relative Philip P. Barbour NERFINISHED
residence Barboursville plantation, Orange County, Virginia NERFINISHED
servedIn Monroe administration NERFINISHED
termEnd 1814-12-01
1825-03-07
1828-05-26
termStart 1812-01-03
1815-01-02
1825-03-07
workLocation Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.

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Barbour County namedAfter Governor James Barbour of Virginia