Education
Born in Sussex County, Virginia, Trezvant studied law after college.
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James Trezvant
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Career
He was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Jerusalem, Virginia, eventually rising to position of attorney general in the state. In 1820, Trezvant served as delegate to the State constitutional convention, and subsequently served in the State house of delegates. He was elected to the Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses and as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first Congress (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Military Pensions during the Twenty-first Congress.
He was one of the judges in Southampton County in the trials of the people involved in the National Turner rebellion. He died in Southampton County, Virginia on September 2, 1841.
1825. Trezvant was elected to the United States. House of Representatives unopposed.
1827; Trezvant was re-elected unopposed. 1829; Trezvant was re-elected unopposed.
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