Abraham B. Venable

Abraham Bedford Venable
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
December 3, 1803 August 11, 1804
Preceded by John Taylor
Succeeded by William Branch Giles
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Prince Edward County
In office
1800–1802
Alongside Peter Johnston
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1793 March 3, 1799
Preceded by John Page
Succeeded by John Randolph
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1791 March 3, 1793
Preceded by Isaac Coles
Succeeded by Isaac Coles
Personal details
Born (1758-11-20)November 20, 1758
Prince Edward County, Virginia
Died December 26, 1811(1811-12-26) (aged 53)
Richmond, Virginia
Resting place Richmond, Virginia
Political party Democratic-Republican
Other political
affiliations
Anti-Administration
Profession Politician, Lawyer, Farmer, banker

Abraham Bedford Venable (November 20, 1758  December 26, 1811) was a representative and senator from Virginia. He was the uncle of congressman Abraham Watkins Venable.

Biography

Born on "State Hill", a farm in what is now Worsham, Prince Edward County, Virginia, Venable attended Hampden–Sydney College and later graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1780. He worked as a planter and studied law in his hometown, eventually being admitted to the bar in 1784. He started practice at the Prince Edward Court House in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He later got involved in politics and was elected to the second congress, serving from 1791 to 1799. He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections in the fourth congress. He was later elected to the senate to fill a vacancy, serving from 1803 to 1804 when he resigned to become president of Bank of Virginia.[1] He died in 1811 in a theater fire in Richmond, Virginia. His ashes were placed under a rock at Monumental Church in Richmond with the ashes of other victims of the fire, including Virginia Governor George William Smith

His family included his nephew Abraham Watkins Venable.

Electoral history

References

  1. Notorious in the neighborhood By Joshua D. Rothman p.97

External links

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Isaac Coles
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 6th congressional district

1791–1793
Succeeded by
Isaac Coles
Preceded by
John Page
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 7th congressional district

1793–1799
Succeeded by
John Randolph
United States Senate
Preceded by
John Taylor
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Virginia
1803–1804
Served alongside: Wilson Cary Nicholas and Andrew Moore
Succeeded by
Andrew Moore
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