Elliott M. Braxton

Elliott M. Braxton

Elliott Muse Braxton (born October 8, 1823 in Mathews , Mathews County , Virginia , †  October 2, 1891 in Fredericksburg , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1873 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Elliott Braxton attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1849, he began to work in Richmond in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1852 and 1856 he was a member of the Virginia Senate . In 1860 he moved his residence and his law firm to Fredericksburg. During the Civil War , Braxton put together a company for the Confederation Army , which he himself commanded. He later served as a major on General John Rogers Cooke's staff . After the war, he became a member of Fredericksburg City Council in 1866.

In the congressional elections of 1870 Braxton was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Lewis McKenzie on March 4, 1871 . Since he was not confirmed in 1872, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1873 . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Elliott Braxton practiced again as a lawyer in Fredericksburg, where he died on October 2, 1891.

Web links

• Elliott M. Braxton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Elliott M. Braxton in the database of Find a Grave (English)