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James Pleasants Jr.
Member From: 1797 - 1802
- Birth Date: 1769 Birth Place:
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian, English
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- Additional Info: 1797-1798 Assembly-James Pleasants successfully contested the seat of Smith Payne. Jr. suffix not used for this Assembly.
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U.S. House of Representatives: 1811-1818
U.S. Senate: 1819-1822
Governor of Virginia: 1822-1825
Virginia Constitutional Convention: 1829
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1797-1798 | Goochland | Democratic-Republican | |||
| 1798-1799 | Goochland | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1799-1800 | Goochland | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1800-1801 | Goochland | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice Propositions and Grievances |
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| 1801-1802 | Goochland | Democratic-Republican | Courts of Justice Privileges and Elections Propositions and Grievances |
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