Connally Findlay Trigg

Connally Findlay Trigg (born September 18, 1847 in Abingdon , Washington County , Virginia , †  April 23, 1907 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1887 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Connally Trigg attended public schools in his home country. During the Civil War he served in both the Confederation's army and its navy. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1870, he began to work in Abingdon in this profession. Between 1872 and 1884 he was a district attorney in Washington County. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1884 Trigg was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the ninth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Henry Bowen on March 4, 1885 . Until March 3, 1887 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Trigg practiced as a lawyer again. He died in Abingdon on April 23, 1907.

Web links

• Connally Findlay Trigg in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Connally Findlay Trigg in the database of Find a Grave (English)