William Branch Giles
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| 24th Governor of Virginia | |
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In office March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1830 |
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| Preceded by | John Tyler |
| Succeeded by | John Floyd |
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United States Senator from Virginia |
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In office August 11, 1804 – December 4, 1804 |
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| Preceded by | Abraham B. Venable |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Moore |
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In office December 4, 1804 – March 4, 1815 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Moore |
| Succeeded by | Armistead T. Mason |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 9th district |
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In office December 7, 1790 – October 2, 1798 |
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| Preceded by | Theodorick Bland |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Eggleston |
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In office March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Eggleston |
| Succeeded by | Philip R. Thompson |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
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In office 1816-1817 1826-1827 |
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| Personal details | |
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August 12, 1762 Amelia Courthouse, Virginia |
| Died | December 4, 1830 (aged 68) Amelia Courthouse, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Alma mater |
College of William & Mary Hampden–Sydney College |
William Branch Giles (August 12, 1762 – December 4, 1830; the g is pronounced like a j) was an American statesman, long-term Senator from Virginia, and the 24th Governor of Virginia. He served in the House of Representatives from 1790 to 1798 and again from 1801 to 1803; in between, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and was an Elector for Jefferson (and Aaron Burr) in 1800. He served as United States Senator from 1804 to 1815, and then served briefly in the House of Delegates again. After a time in private life, he joined the opposition to John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay, in 1824; he ran for the Senate again in 1825, and was defeated, but appointed Governor for 3 one-year terms in 1827; he was succeeded by John Floyd, in the year of his death.
He was born and died in Amelia County, Virginia, where he built his home, The Wigwam. Giles attended Prince Edward Academy, now Hampden–Sydney College, and the College of New Jersey now Princeton University; he probably followed Samuel Stanhope Smith, who was teaching at Prince Edward Academy when he was appointed President of the College in 1779. He then went on to study law with Chancellor George Wythe and at the College of William and Mary; he was admitted to the bar in 1786. Giles supported the new Constitution during the ratification debates of 1788, but was not a member of the ratifying convention.
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