Robert Page (politician)

Robert Page (born February 4, 1765 in Gloucester County , Colony of Virginia , † December 8, 1840 in Clarke County , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1799 and 1801 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now Mathews County , Robert Page first received a private education and then attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg . He later broke off this training to take part in the War of Independence as a captain . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession in his home country. He was also a planter . Page also pursued a political career in Virginia. He became a member of the State Council and in 1795 the Virginia House of Representatives . Around this time he joined the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton .

In the congressional elections of 1798 Page was elected in the first constituency of Virginia in the then still meeting in Philadelphia US House of Representatives, where he succeeded Daniel Morgan on March 4, 1799 . Until March 3, 1801 he had only one term in Congress . During this time, the new federal capital Washington, DC was moved. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Robert Page worked again as a lawyer and planter. Politically, he no longer appeared. He died on December 8, 1840 on the Janetville Estate , Clarke County.

Web links

• Robert Page in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Robert Page in the database of Find a Grave (English)