William H. Roane

William Henry Roane (born September 17, 1787 in Virginia , † May 11, 1845 in Tree Hill , Virginia) was an American politician who represented the state of Virginia in both chambers of Congress . He was a grandson of founding father Patrick Henry .

After graduating from high school, William Roane embarked on a political career at a young age. He moved into the Virginia House of Representatives in 1812 , to which he was a member until 1815. From March 4 of that year he sat for the twelfth congressional electoral district of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives ; there he represented the interests of the Democratic-Republican Party . After a two-year term he did not run for re-election and returned to Virginia, where he became a member of the State Council ( Executive Council ).

As US Senator Richard E. Parker resigned his mandate on 13 February 1837 came William Roane, now Democrat , to payment of election and decided this for himself, and he on March 14 of that year in the Senate in Washington, DC moved . There he ended Parker's current term until March 3, 1841 and served, among other things, as chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia . When attempting re-election, he failed because of Whig William S. Archer .

Roane then withdrew from politics and worked as a farmer until he died in May 1845.

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SURNAME	Roane, William H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Roane, William Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 17, 1787
PLACE OF BIRTH	Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	May 11, 1845
Place of death	Tree Hill , Virginia