Philip Doddridge (Virginia)
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Philip Doddridge was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Bedford County, Virginia
, Doddridge was reared on a farm.
He moved to Brooke County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
He attended school in Wellsburg (then Charleston), Virginia (now West Virginia).
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1797.
He served as member of the Senate of Virginia
from 1804 to 1809.
He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates
in 1815, 1816, 1822, 1823, 1828, and 1829.
He served as delegate to the Virginia constitutional convention in 1829.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1822 to the Eighteenth Congress and in 1824 to the Nineteenth Congress.
Doddridge was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1829, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, November 19, 1832.
He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses).
He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery
.
Doddridge County, West Virginia
is named in his honor.
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...
.
Born in Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 60,371 people, 23,838 households, and 18,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile . There were 26,841 housing units at an average density of 36 per square mile...
, Doddridge was reared on a farm.
He moved to Brooke County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
He attended school in Wellsburg (then Charleston), Virginia (now West Virginia).
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1797.
He served as member of the Senate of Virginia
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 Senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia...
from 1804 to 1809.
He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...
in 1815, 1816, 1822, 1823, 1828, and 1829.
He served as delegate to the Virginia constitutional convention in 1829.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1822 to the Eighteenth Congress and in 1824 to the Nineteenth Congress.
Doddridge was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1829, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, November 19, 1832.
He served as chairman of the Committee on District of Columbia (Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses).
He was interred in the Congressional Cemetery
Congressional Cemetery
The Congressional Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 1801 E Street, SE, in Washington, D.C., on the west bank of the Anacostia River. It is the final resting place of thousands of individuals who helped form the nation and the city of Washington in the early 19th century. Many members of...
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Doddridge County, West Virginia
Doddridge County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,403 people, 2,845 households, and 2,102 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 3,661 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
is named in his honor.