Background
Claiborne, Nathaniel Herbert was born on November 14, 1777 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Son of Colonel William and Mary (Leigh) Claiborne.
Claiborne, Nathaniel Herbert was born on November 14, 1777 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Son of Colonel William and Mary (Leigh) Claiborne.
He was the brother of William Charles Cole Claiborne, the nephew of Thomas Claiborne, the uncle of John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne and the great-great-great granduncle Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs and Claiborne de Borda Pell. Born in Chesterfield, Virginia, Claiborne was schooled at a local academy as a child. Claiborne also served in the Virginia State Senate from 1821 to 1825 and was an executive councilor before being elected a Jacksonian and Anti-Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1824, serving from 1825 to 1837.
There, he served as chairman of the Committee on from 1831 to 1837.
After being unsuccessful for reelection in 1836, Claiborne resumed agricultural pursuits until his death on August 15, 1859 near Rocky Mount, Virginia. He was interred in the family cemetery at his estate called "Claibrook" near Rocky Mount.
1825. Claiborne was elected to the United States. House of Representatives unopposed.
1827; Claiborne was re-elected with 67.71% of the vote, defeating Independent William Campbell. 1829; Claiborne was re-elected unopposed.
1831. Claiborne was re-elected unopposed.
1833; Claiborne was re-elected unopposed. 1835; Claiborne was re-elected with 51.31% of the vote, defeating Democrat Alexander His (or Her) Highness Stuart.
1837. Claiborne lost his re-election bid.
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Member Virginia Executive Council during War of 1812. Member Virginia Senate, 1821-1825. Member United States House of Representatives from Virginia, 19th-24th congresses, 1825-1837.
Married Elizabeth Binford, 1815, 11 children.