James Barbour (lawyer)
| James Barbour | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Culpeper County, Virginia district |
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In office January 12, 1852 – December 4, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | John S. Barbour Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Perry J. Eggborn |
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In office December 7, 1857 – September 46 1863 |
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| Preceded by | Perry J. Eggborn |
| Succeeded by | John H. Rixey |
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In office December 5, 1877 – December 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | T. B. Nalle |
| Succeeded by | J. C. Gibson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Barbour February 26, 1828 Catalpa, Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Died | October 29, 1895 (aged 67) Clover Hill, Jeffersonton, Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Virginia |
| Citizenship |
United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Fanny Thomas Beckham |
| Relations | John S. Barbour, Jr.(brother), James Barbour and Philip Pendleton Barbour (cousins) |
| Children | Ella B. Barbour Rixey, Mary B. Barbour Wallace, James Byrne Barbour, John Strode Barbour, Edwin Barbour, A. Floyd Barbour, Fanny C. Barbour Beckham |
| Parents | John S. Barbour, Ella A. Byrne |
| Residence | Beauregard, Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Alma mater |
Georgetown College University of Virginia |
| Occupation | lawyer, politician, planter, military officer, newspaper editor |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
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| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch | army |
| Years of service | 1861-1863 |
| Rank | major |
| Unit | staff of Gen. Richard S. Ewell |
James Barbour (February 26, 1828 – October 29, 1895) was a Virginia lawyer, planter, politician and Confederate officer. He represented Culpeper County, Virginia in the Virginia General Assembly, as well as in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850 and the Virginia secession convention of 1861. Barbour also served among Virginia's delegates to the 1860 Democratic National Convention, and as a major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Barbour was born on February 26, 1828 at Catalpa in Culpeper County, Virginia. Among the First Families of Virginia, his family had been prominent in the area since colonial times, when his namesake great-grandfather (and grandfather) settled in Virginia's Piedmont region. He was among the sons of John S. Barbour, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th congressional district, and his wife Ella A. Byrne.
Barbour attended Georgetown College from September through December 1840. and then the University of Virginia School of Law between 1841 and 1842. Barbour read law under John Tayloe Lomax in Fredericksburg, Virginia and was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1844.
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