january february acting governor state virginia served twice second time american civil war whig advocate union crisis precipitated civil war lincoln troops advocated war member committee helped usher virginia union descendant published book near end life defense tracing ancestry descendants biography early life family born near manchester virginia son descendant father member attended private schools richmond graduated mary married daughter captain brothers governor louisiana congressman studied law admitted bar short trip paris london career elected march senior member body lieutenant governor virginia governor resigned day governor elected governor democratic whig elected term replaced elected session elected successive sessions ending service moved wife home south southwest virginia justice july appointed trustee leased king years returned richmond elected session virginia struggling idea united_states staunch tried prevent later wrote friend peace union actively opposed south_carolina fact present henry clay banquet april president present called union followed short speech proposed following union states harmony spheres laws creation sing glad great joy world light joy darkness order falls chaos south_carolina states started winter advocated virginia follow suit january presented resolution known rejected stated federal government states virginia fight duly adopted president abraham_lincoln troops april time forth active measures defence state troops precisely scenario detailed anti resolution virginia elected sessions ending opposed helped defeat bill fix prices food believed committee citizens presented resolution asking representatives support similar bill resign refused found colleagues resigned constituents house requested resignation withdrawn wishes constituents determined formal poll held determined majority support bill retained seat war moved reconstruction member committee led sought virginia union issue new state constitution included white males committee successfully negotiated federal government clause voted separately accept new constitution rejoin union died february buried legacy writings early donor later endowed prize medal encouraging american_civil_war northern writers began questioning validity rescue story captain attacking accounts historical role played husband movement led descendant rival descendant replied northern attacks disturbed prepared detailed study wrote alias descendants marriage traced descendants included branches pages family thesis descendants notable history poetry art wrote investing day present halo surpassing library dedicated
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