Rep. Daniel Coleman DeJarnette, Sr.

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About Rep. Daniel Coleman DeJarnette, Sr.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Coleman_DeJarnette,_Sr.

Daniel Coleman DeJarnette, Sr. (October 18, 1822 – August 20, 1881) was a prominent Virginia politician, serving in the United States Congress and then in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.

Biography

DeJarnette was born in Caroline County, Virginia, and studied at Bethany College. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1853 to 1858, when he was elected as an Independent Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, with 50.45% of the vote defeating Democrat John Caskie, where he served from 1859 to 1861.

He represented Virginia in both the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress.

His home, Spring Grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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Rep. Daniel Coleman DeJarnette, Sr.'s Timeline

1822
October 18, 1822
1844
March 15, 1844
Spring Rd, Port Royal, Caroline, VA, United States
1846
February 24, 1846
1848
July 8, 1848
1850
June 30, 1850
1852
December 9, 1852
1855
August 22, 1855
1856
October 17, 1856
1864
May 14, 1864