Daniel Coleman DeJarnette Sr. explained

Daniel Coleman DeJarnette Sr.
Office1:Member of the Confederate House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district
Term1:February 18, 1862  - March 18, 1865
Predecessor1:Position created
Successor1:Position abolished
State2:Virginia
District2:3rd
Term Start2:March 4, 1859
Term End2:March 3, 1861
Predecessor2:John Caskie
Successor2:Charles H. Porter (1870)
Office3:Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Term3:1853–1858
Birth Date:October 18, 1822
Birth Place:Spring Grove Manor, Caroline County, Virginia
Death Place:White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Resting Place:Spring Grove Manor, Caroline County, Virginia
Party:Independent Democrat
Alma Mater:Bethany College

Daniel Coleman DeJarnette Sr. (October 18, 1822  - August 20, 1881) was a prominent Virginia politician, serving in the United States Congress and then in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.

Biography

DeJarnette was born in Caroline County, Virginia, and studied at Bethany College. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1853 to 1858, when he was elected as an Independent Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, with 50.45% of the vote defeating Democrat John Caskie, where he served from 1859 to 1861.

He represented Virginia in both the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress.

In 1872 Governor Gilbert Carlton Walker appointed him to the Board of Visitors of the newly established Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech).[1]

His home, Spring Grove, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board of Visitors | Member Archive.