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Joseph Eggleston
Member From: 1785 - 1799
- Birth Date: November 24, 1754 Birth Place:Middlesex County, Virginia
- Death Date: February 13, 1811
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Sarah "Sally" Meade - married from 1788 - 1794 (deceased) Ann Cary Eggleston (his 1st cousin) - married in 1798
- Children: 5
- Religion:
- Education: College of William and Mary (1776)
- Military Service: Captain and Major in Lee's Lighthorse Cavalry during the American Revolution
- Occupation/Profession:
- Additional Info: Jr. suffix used 1786 - 1787
initially elected to Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William B. Giles
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Virginia Privy Council (elected November 7, 1787)
U.S. House of Representatives (December 3, 1798 - March 3, 1801)
Justice of the Peace (1801-1811)
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1785-1786 | Amelia | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Greivances |
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| 1786-1787 | Amelia | Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1787-1788 | Amelia | Propositions and Grievances | |||
| 1791 | Amelia | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections |
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| 1792 | Amelia | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1793 | Amelia | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1794 | Amelia | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1795 | Amelia | Democratic-Republican | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1796 | Amelia | Democratic-Republican | Privileges and Elections (Chair) Claims Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances Religion |
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| 1797-1798 | Amelia | Claims Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1798-1799 | Amelia |
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