Background
Garnett, James Mercur was born on June 8, 1770 in Essex County, Virginia, United States. Son of Muscoe and Grace Fenton (Mercur) Garnett.
agriculturist congressman educator
Garnett, James Mercur was born on June 8, 1770 in Essex County, Virginia, United States. Son of Muscoe and Grace Fenton (Mercur) Garnett.
President Fredericksburg Agricultural
Member Virginia House of Representatives, 1799, 1800, 25-26. Member United States House of Representatives from Virginia, 7th-8th congresses, 1805-1809. Member grand jury that indicted Aaron Burr, 1807.
Member Anti-Tariff Convention, Baltimore, 1821.
Member Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1829-1830.
Married Mary Mercer, September 21, 1793.