John Page (Virginia politician)
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| 13th Governor of Virginia | |
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In office December 1, 1802 – December 7, 1805 |
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| Preceded by | James Monroe |
| Succeeded by | William H. Cabell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 12th district |
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In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Evans |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 7th district |
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In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
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| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Abraham B. Venable |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Gloucester County | |
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In office 1800 Alongside William Hall |
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In office 1797 Alongside William Hall |
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In office 1788 Alongside Thomas Smith, Jr. |
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In office 1785–1786 Alongside Thomas Smith, Jr. |
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In office 1781–1783 Alongside Thomas Smith, Jr. |
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| President of the Virginia Council of State | |
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In office 1776–1779 |
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| Born | April 28, 1743 April 17, 1743 (O.S.) Rosewell Plantation, Gloucester County, Virginia |
| Died | October 11, 1808 (aged 65) Richmond, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
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United Kingdom United States of America |
| Service/branch | Virginia militia |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars |
French and Indian War American Revolutionary War |
John Page (April 28, 1743 – October 11, 1808) was a figure in early United States history. He served in the U.S. Congress and as the 13th Governor of Virginia.
Page was born and lived at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County. He was the son of Alice (Grymes) and Mann Page. His great-great-grandfather was Colonel John Page (1628–1692), an English merchant from Middlesex who emigrated to Virginia with his wife Alice Lucken Page and settled in Middle Plantation. He was the brother of Mann Page III.
John Page graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1763, where he was a friend and closest college classmate of Thomas Jefferson, having exchanged a great deal of correspondence. He then served under George Washington in an expedition during the French and Indian War. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1776. He also served during the American Revolutionary War as an officer in the Virginia state militia, raising a regiment from Gloucester County and supplementing it with personal funds. During that war, he attained the rank of colonel.
Page was also involved in politics. He became the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and served 1776–1779. He was then a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1781–1783 and 1785 – 1788. Page was elected to the First United States Congress and reelected to the Second and Third, and to the Fourth as a Republican. Overall, he was Congressman from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1797.
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