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| In office November 21, 1862 – February 5, 1865 |
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| President | Jefferson Davis |
| Preceded by | George W. Randolph |
| Succeeded by | John C. Breckinridge |
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| Born | July 13, 1815 Falmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 19, 1880 (aged 65) Goochland County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sarah Bruce Seddon |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
James Alexander Seddon (July 13, 1815 – August 19, 1880) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms in the U.S. Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. The Confederate States Secretary of War was a member of the Confederate States President's Cabinet during the Civil War. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the George Wythe Randolph ( March 10, 1818 &ndash April 3, 1867) was a lawyer and the Confederate States Secretary of War during the John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16 1821 &ndash May 17 1875 was a lawyer U Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Falmouth is an Unincorporated community in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Goochland County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. He was appointed Confederate States Secretary of War by Jefferson Davis during the American Civil War. The Confederate States Secretary of War was a member of the Confederate States President's Cabinet during the Civil War. Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
Seddon was born in Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. Falmouth is an Unincorporated community in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. Stafford County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state He was a descendant of William Alexander, the "Earl of Stirling". William Alexander may refer to William Alexander 1st Earl of Stirling (c Earl of Stirling was a title in the Peerage of Scotland created on 14 June 1633, along with the titles Viscount Canada and Lord Alexander Due to frail health, he was educated primarily at home and became self-taught as a youth. At the age of twenty-one, Seddon entered the law school of the University of Virginia, graduating and settling in Richmond, where he established a successful law practice. The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
In 1845, he was nominated by the Democratic Party for Congress and was easily elected. Two years later, he was renominated, but declined due to platform differences with the party. In 1849, Seddon was reelected to Congress, serving from December 1849 until March 1851. Owing to poor health, he declined another nomination at the end of his term and retired to "Sabot Hill," his estate on the James River above Richmond. The James River in the US state of Virginia is a long River, including its Jackson River source
Seddon attended the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., in 1861, which attempted to devise a means of preventing the impending civil war. The Peace Conference of 1861 was a meeting of more than 100 of the leading politicians of the Antebellum United States held in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Later in the same year, he attended the Provisional Confederate Congress. The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution President Davis named him as the Secretary of War, a post he held until January 1, 1865, when he retired from public life to his country estate. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
External links
- James Seddon at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- James Seddon at Find A Grave
- James Seddon biography at Spartacus
- James Seddon biography at the Confederate States War Department
| Preceded by John Winston Jones |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
Succeeded by John Botts |
| Preceded by John Botts |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
Succeeded by John Caskie |
| Preceded by (none) |
Representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress from Virginia 1861 |
Succeeded by (none) |
| Preceded by George W. Randolph |
Confederate States Secretary of War November 21, 1862 – February 5, 1865 |
Succeeded by John C. Breckinridge |
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