Background
Baldwin was born in Winchester, Virginia.
Baldwin was born in Winchester, Virginia.
College of William & Mary.
Briscoe served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates and served for ten years in the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. After attending private schools, he entered the College of William and Mary. Later, he studied law under Judge William Daniel in Cumberland County and started practice in Staunton.
He served again in the House of Delegates in 1841-1842 and, on January 29, 1842, was elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
He held this position until his death. A large collection consisting almost solely of the legal, financial, and personal correspondence of Archibald Stuart and Briscoe Baldwin, lawyers from Staunton, and their related family letters is housed at the University of Virginia.
In 1818-1820, he served in the House of Delegates from Augusta and, in 1829-1830, was a member of the Constitutional Convention.