Henry Alexander Wise
| Henry Alexander Wise | |
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| 33rd Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 1, 1856 – January 1, 1860 |
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| Lieutenant |
Elisha W. McComas William Lowther Jackson |
| Preceded by | Joseph Johnson |
| Succeeded by | John Letcher |
| 6th United States Minister to Brazil | |
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In office August 10, 1844 – August 28, 1847 |
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| Appointed by | John Tyler |
| Preceded by | George H. Proffit |
| Succeeded by | David Tod |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district |
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In office March 4, 1843 – February 12, 1844 |
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| Preceded by | William L. Goggin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Bayly |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Coke, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Willoughby Newton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 3, 1806 Drummondtown, Virginia |
| Died | September 12, 1876 (aged 69) Richmond, Virginia |
| Political party | Jacksonian Democrat, Whig |
| Alma mater |
Washington College Winchester Law School |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1861 – 1865 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General
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| Unit | Army of Northern Virginia |
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Henry Alexander Wise (December 3, 1806 – September 12, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician from Virginia. He was a U.S. Representative and Governor of Virginia, and US Minister to Brazil. During the American Civil War, he was a general in the Confederate States Army. He was the father of U.S. Representatives Richard Alsop Wise and John Sergeant Wise.
Wise was born in Drummondtown, Accomack County, Virginia, to Major John Wise and his second wife Sarah Corbin Cropper, whose families had long been settled there. Wise was of English and Scottish descent. He was privately tutored until his twelfth year, when he entered Margaret Academy, near Pungoteague in Accomack County. He graduated from Washington College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in 1825. He was a member of the Union Literary Society at Washington College.
After attending Henry St. George Tucker's Winchester Law School, Wise was admitted to the bar in 1828. He settled in Nashville, Tennessee, in the same year to start a practice but returned to Accomack County in 1830.
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