Magnus Tate
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Magnus Tate was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Tate studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He was appointed justice of the Berkeley County Court May 19, 1798.
Sheriff of Berkeley County in 1819 and 1820.
He served as member of the house of delegates of Virginia in 1797, 1803, 1809, and 1810.
Tate was elected as a Federalist
to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817).
He died near Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), March 30, 1823.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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Born in Berkeley County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Tate studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He was appointed justice of the Berkeley County Court May 19, 1798.
Sheriff of Berkeley County in 1819 and 1820.
He served as member of the house of delegates of Virginia in 1797, 1803, 1809, and 1810.
Tate was elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817).
He died near Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), March 30, 1823.