George Cabell

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George Cabell

George Craighead Cabell (born January 25, 1836 in Danville , Virginia , †  June 23, 1906 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1887 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Cabell attended Danville Academy . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and his 1857 admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Danville in 1858 in this profession. He also published a newspaper there. Between 1858 and 1861 he was a prosecutor in Danville. During the Civil War , Cabell served in the Confederation Army , where he rose to colonel. After the war he practiced as a lawyer again. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1874 congressional election , Cabell was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Christopher Yancy Thomas on March 4, 1875 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1887 . From 1877 to 1881 he was chairman of the Railway and Canal Committee. In 1886 he was not re-elected.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, George Cabell returned to practice as a lawyer. He died on June 23, 1906 in Baltimore and was buried in Danville.

Web links

  • George Cabell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Cabell, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cabell, George Craighead (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Danville , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 1906
Place of death Baltimore , Maryland