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John B. Floyd
Member From: 1847 - 1856
- Birth Date: June 1, 1806 Birth Place:Smithfield Plantation, Montgomery County, VA
- Death Date: August 26, 1863
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Sally Buchanan Preston
- Children: none
- Religion:
- Education: South Carolina College
- Military Service: Appointed Brigadier General in Confederate Army - May, 1861 Command of Confederate Army of the Kanawha - August, 1861 Dismissed from Confederate Army by President Davis - March, 1862 Appointed a Major General of the Virginia Militia
- Occupation/Profession: lawyer
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Additional Info Links:
http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Floyd_John_B_1806-1863
- Additional Info: Son of John Floyd (1783 - 1837) who was served in the U.S. Congress 1817 - 1829 & was Governor of Virginia 1830 - 1834
1848-1849 Assembly-Samuel E. Goodson replaced John B. Floyd, who had been elected governor.
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Governor of Virginia - 1849 - 1852
U.S. Secretary of War - Adminstration of James Buchanan - 1857 - 1860
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1847-1848 | Washington | Democrat | Courts of Justice Roads and Internal Navigation |
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| 1848-1849 | Washington | Democrat | Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Courts of Justice |
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| 1855-1856 | Washington | Democrat | Roads and Internal Navigation (Chair) Library |
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