Daniel Coleman DeJarnette Sr.

Daniel Coleman DeJarnette Sr. (October 18, 1822 – August 20, 1881) was a prominent Virginia politician, serving in the United States Congress and then in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.

Daniel Coleman DeJarnette Sr.
Member of the Confederate House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district
In office
February 18, 1862 – March 18, 1865
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byJohn Caskie
Succeeded byCharles H. Porter (1870)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1853–1858
Personal details
BornOctober 18, 1822
Spring Grove Manor, Caroline County, Virginia
DiedAugust 20, 1881(1881-08-20) (aged 58)
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Resting placeSpring Grove Manor, Caroline County, Virginia
Political partyIndependent Democrat
Alma materBethany College

Biography

DeJarnette was born in Caroline County, Virginia, and studied at Bethany College. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1853 to 1858, when he was elected as an Independent Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, with 50.45% of the vote defeating Democrat John Caskie, where he served from 1859 to 1861.

He represented Virginia in both the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress.

In 1872 Governor Gilbert Carlton Walker appointed him to the Board of Visitors of the newly established Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech).[1]

His home, Spring Grove, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[2]

References
  1. "Board of Visitors | Member Archive".
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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