John Claiborne (January 26, 1778October 9, 1808) was a son of
Thomas Claiborne (1749–1812)
Thomas Claiborne (February 1, 17491812) was a planter and politician from Brunswick County, Virginia, who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly as well as in the United States House of Representatives (from 1793 to 1799 and fro ...
and brother of
Thomas Claiborne (1780–1856)
Thomas Claiborne (May 17, 1780 – January 7, 1856) was an American Democratic-Republican politician and son of Virginia Congressman Thomas Claiborne (1749–1812), Thomas B. Claiborne, who continued the family's political and planter traditions ...
. He was a Representative from
Virginia
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; born in
Brunswick County, Virginia
Brunswick County is a United States county located on the southern border of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Brunswick County was created in 1720 from parts of Prince George, Surry and Isle of Wight counties. The county was named for the forme ...
in 1778;
pursued academic studies; graduated from the
medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia
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in 1798 and practiced; elected as a
Democratic-Republican
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to the
Ninth
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Like the second, the interval of a ninth is classified as a dissonance in common practice tonality. Since a ninth is an octave larger than a second, its ...
and
Tenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1805, until his death in Brunswick County, Virginia, on October 9, 1808; interment in the family burying ground of Parson Jarratt,
Dinwiddie, Virginia
Dinwiddie is an unincorporated community, census-designated place (CDP), and the county seat of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 619.
History
The community was the ...
.
See also
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References
1778 births
1808 deaths
People from Brunswick County, Virginia
Claiborne family
American people of English descent
Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
American physicians
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
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