Archer Allen Phlegar Explained

State Senate:Virginia
District:4th
Term Start:January 13, 1904
Term End:January 8, 1908
Preceded:Edward Lyle
Succeeded:John M. Hart
Office2:Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
Term Start2:October 1, 1900
Term End2:February 22, 1901
Predecessor2:John W. Riely
Successor2:Stafford G. Whittle
Birth Name:Archer Allen Phlegar
Birth Date:22 February 1846
Birth Place:Christiansburg, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Bristol, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Washington College
Spouse:Susan Shanks
Branch:Confederate States Army
Serviceyears:1862–1865
Rank:Captain
Unit:54th Virginia Infantry
Battles:American Civil War

Archer Allen Phlegar (February 22, 1846 – December 22, 1912) was born at Christiansburg, Virginia. He attended a Montgomery Male Academy in Montgomery County and later entered Washington College. Phlegar joined the Confederate Army as a private and rose to lieutenant. When the American Civil War ended, he worked on a farm while also studying law. In 1869 he was admitted to the bar. In 1870, he was appointed Commonwealth's Attorney for Montgomery County and remained there until he was elected to the Virginia State Senate in 1877. He was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals in October 1900, and served on that court until February 22, 1901, when he was not re-elected. In 1903, he was again elected to the Virginia State Senate.[1] Phlegar was president of the Virginia Bar Association from 1905 to 1906.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Swem, Earl G.. Earl Gregg Swem. Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. April 21, 2014. 1918. Virginia State Library. Richmond.