Background
Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes was born on April 2, 1807 in Staunton, Virginia, United States. Son of Archibald and Eleanor (Briscoe) Stuart.
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Stuart, Alexander Hugh Holmes was born on April 2, 1807 in Staunton, Virginia, United States. Son of Archibald and Eleanor (Briscoe) Stuart.
Graduated from the University Virginia, 1828.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1828. A leader Young Men’s National Convention, Washington, District of Columbia, 1832. Member Virginia House of Delegates (Whig), 1836-1839, 73-76.
Member United States House of Representatives from Virginia, 27th Congress, 1841-1843. Whig presidential elector, 1844, 48. United States secretary of interior under Fillmore, 1850-1853.
Member Virginia Senate, 1857-1861, chairman legislative committee which drew up report on John Brown’s raid. Member Virginia Secession Convention, 1861, opposed secession. Member committee which secured changes in Underwood Constitution to avoid carpet bag rule, 1870.
Rector University of Virginia, 1876-1882, 84-86. Trustee Peabody Education Fund, 1871-1889.
Member Virginia House of Delegates (Whig), 1836-1839, 73-76. Member United States House of Representatives from Virginia, 27th Congress, 1841-1843. Member Virginia Senate, 1857-1861, chairman legislative committee which drew up report on John Brown’s raid.
Member Virginia Secession Convention, 1861, opposed secession. Member committee which secured changes in Underwood Constitution to avoid carpet bag rule, 1870.
Married Frances Baldwin, August, 1833, 9 children.