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Samuel Jordan Cabell
Member From: 1785 - 1792
- Birth Date: December 15, 1756 Birth Place:Albemarle (now Nelson) County, Virginia
- Death Date: August 4, 1818
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian, English
- Spouse: Sarah Syme (1760 - 1814) marriage date 1781
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- Education: College of William & Mary , left College in 1776
- Military Service: Captain of the Amherst County Volunteers assigned to the 6th Virginia Regiment. For gallantry at the Battle of Saratoga was promoted to Major , serving in Washington’s army in 1778 and 1779, eventually rising to the rank of Lt. Colonel. He was captured at the Battle of Charleston (SC) on May 12, 1780; 1778 - 1779 - Lt. Colonel in Washington's Army; Captured by British in Charleston 5/12/1780
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- Additional Info: From Jan 1796 to Mar 1803, Cabell missed 168 of 476 roll call votes, which is 35.3%. This is much worse than the median of 17.7% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 1803.
- Bio: CABELL, Samuel Jordan, a Representative from Virginia; born in Albemarle (now Nelson) County, Va., December 15, 1756; attended the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; left school to enter the Revolutionary Army; appointed captain of Amherst County Volunteers in 1776; assigned to the Sixth Virginia Regiment; promoted to the rank of major for gallantry at Saratoga in 1777; served in Washington’s army in 1778 and 1779 and attained the rank of lieutenant colonel; was taken prisoner by the British May 12, 1780, at the capture of Charleston; after the war returned to Virginia and engaged in planting; member of the State house of delegates 1785-1792; member of ratification convention in 1788; elected as a Republican to the Fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1795-March 3, 1803); was not a candidate for reelection in 1802; died on his estate “Soldiers’ Joy,” near New Market (now Norwood), Nelson County, Va., August 4, 1818; interment in the family burying ground on his farm near Norwood, Va.
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1803)
Virginia Convention of 1788 - Served as a member of the convention which met in Richmond in June of 1788 to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1785-1786 | Amherst | Republican | Claims Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1786-1787 | Amherst | Republican | |||
| 1787-1788 | Amherst | Republican | Propositions and Grievances | ||
| 1788 | Amherst | Republican | Claims Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1789 | Amherst | Republican | Privileges & Elections | ||
| 1790 | Amherst | Republican | |||
| 1791 | Amherst | Republican | |||
| 1792 | Amherst | Republican | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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