James Philemon Holcombe

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James Philemon Holcombe (born September 20 or 25, 1820 in Lynchburg , Virginia , † August 22, 1873 in Capon Springs , West Virginia ) was an American lawyer , teacher and politician . He was an eloquent public speaker and distinguished writer.

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James Philemon Holcombe, son of Ann Eliza Clopton and Dr. William James Holcombe was born in Lynchburg about five and a half years after the end of the British-American War . Nothing is known about his youth. He attended Yale College and the University of Virginia , where he was then professor of law and Belles Lettres for twelve years. He took part in 1861 as a delegate to the Virginia Secession Assembly and voted for the secession of his state. In November 1861 he was elected to the Seventh Constituency of Virginia in the First Confederate Congress, where he served from February 18, 1862 to February 17, 1864. He was a big believer in the Confederate States and vigorously defended the legality of secession. After the end of his time in Congress, he accepted the appointment of Commissioner in Canada , where he represented the Confederate government. In 1868 he opened a school for boys in Bellevue ( Bedford County ), but these moved later to Capon Springs (West Virginia). He was in charge there until his death on August 22, 1873. His body was transferred to Lynchburg, where he was buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery .

Holcombe was a member of the Virginia Historical Society.

family

On November 4, 1841, he married Anne Selden Watts (1820-1888), daughter of Elizabeth Breckinridge and Edward Watts. The couple had at least six children: William J., Elizabeth, Letitia, Alice W., Edward W., and Cary B.

Works (excerpt)

  • 1847: Leading Cases on Commercial Law
  • 1848: Digest of the Decisions of the United States Supreme Court
  • 1848: Merchants' Book of Reference
  • 1868: Literature and Letters

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Calhoun, John Caldwell: The Papers of John C. Calhoun , Volume 23, University of South Carolina Press, 1996, ISBN 9781570031045 , p. 179
  2. Jump up ↑ Lankford, Nelson: Cry Havoc !: The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861 , Penguin, 2007, ISBN 9781101221327 , p. 55
  3. ↑ Masters and Lords , Oxford University Press, 1993, ISBN 9780195363944 , p. 205
  4. ^ Members of the Virginia Convention of 1861
  5. ↑ The Confederate States almanac and repository of useful knowledge: for the year 1863 , Gale Cengage Learning, ISBN 9781432804930 , pp. 33f.
  6. ^ First Confederate Congress - James Philemon Holcombe ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.csawardept.com
  7. ↑ John Salmon and Julie Vosmik: National Register of Historic Places Inventory / Nomination: Bellevue ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dhr.virginia.gov archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , July 1989
  8. ↑ James Philemon Holcombe on the familytreemaker.genealogy.com website
  9. ↑ James Philemon Holcombe on the rosamondpress.com website

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SURNAME Holcombe, James Philemon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer, teacher, writer, and politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1820 or September 25, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Lynchburg , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 1873
Place of death Capon Springs , West Virginia