John Critcher

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John Critcher (born March 11, 1820 in Oak Grove , Westmoreland County , Virginia , †  September 27, 1901 in Alexandria , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1873 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Critcher first attended Brent's Preparatory School and then studied until 1839 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . He then continued his studies in France . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1842, he began working in Westmoreland County in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1861 he was a member of the Virginia Senate . In the same year he was a delegate at the meeting at which Virginia declared its withdrawal from the Union. During the Civil War , Critcher was a lieutenant colonel in the Confederation Army . After the war, he became a judge in the eighth judicial district of his state. However, he had to give up this office because, according to a congressional resolution, it was not permitted for a former Confederate soldier to exercise a judicial office.

In the 1870 congressional election , Critcher was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Richard S. Ayer on March 4, 1871 . Since he refused to run again in 1872, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1873 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Critcher practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1874 and 1877 he was again a member of the Virginia Senate. He died in Alexandria on September 27, 1901.

Web links

• John Critcher in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Critcher in the database of Find a Grave (English)